cích

See also: čich

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (compare Welsh cig (“meat”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲiːx/

Noun

cích m or f

1. breast
2. nipple
3. teat

Derived terms

• cíchech

Descendants

• Irish: cíoch
• Manx: keeagh
• Scottish Gaelic: cìoch

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cích	chích	cích pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚉᚉᚔᚉᚐ (ccica-), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (compare Welsh cig (“meat”)).

Pronunciation

• (nominative and accusative singular) IPA^(key): /kʲiːx/
• (dative singular) IPA^(key): /kʲiːxʲ/

Noun

cích n (genitive cíche, nominative plural cíche)

1. breast

   Synonym: bruinne

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cíchN	cíchN	cícheL
Vocative	cíchN	cíchN	cícheL
Accusative	cíchN	cíchN	cícheL
Genitive	cícheL	cíche	cícheN
Dative	cíchL	cíchib	cíchib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• Cíchmuine

Descendants

• Middle Irish: cích f
  • Irish: cíoch
  • Manx: keeagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: cìoch

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cích	chích	cích pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cích”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language