céillí

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ciallaí
  • céillidhe, ciallaidhe (superseded)
  • céillighe, ciallaighe, cialluidhe, cialluighe (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish cíallaide.[2] By surface analysis, ciall +‎ -í.

Pronunciation

Adjective

céillí

  1. sensible (acting with or showing good judgment), wise
  2. reasonable, rational

Declension

Declension of céillí
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative céillí chéillí céillí;
chéillí2
vocative chéillí céillí
genitive céillí céillí céillí
dative céillí;
chéillí1 		chéillí céillí;
chéillí2
Comparative níos céillí
Superlative is céillí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of céillí
radical lenition eclipsis
céillí chéillí gcéillí

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

References

  1. ^ “céillí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céillid(e), cíallaid(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 172
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 44, page 17; reprinted 1979

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “céilliḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “céillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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