Céadach

See also: céadach

Irish

Etymology

Possibly from céadach (“hundredfold”), perhaps metaphorically as “immense, incalculable”. Alternatively the short form of a name beginning with either céad (“hundred”) or céad (“first”).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Céadach m (genitive Céadaigh)

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

  • Mac Céadaigh (surname)
    • → English: Keady, McGeady

Descendants

  • → English: Kedagh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Céadach
radical lenition eclipsis
Céadach Chéadach gCéadach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981), Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 50
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 228
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