céide

Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷantyos (“flat hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈceːdʲə/

Noun

céide m (genitive singular céide, nominative plural céidí)

1. (geography) flat-topped hill
2. place of assembly
3. drive (in names of roads)

Declension

Declension of céide

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative céide céidí Vocative a chéide a chéidí Genitive céide céidí Dative céide céidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an céide na céidí Genitive an chéide na gcéidí Dative leis an gcéide don chéide leis na céidí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
céide	chéide	gcéide
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céide”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN