céis

See also: ceis and cèis

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish céis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ceːʃ/[2]

Noun

céis f (genitive singular céise, nominative plural céiseanna)

  1. young sow, gilt

Declension

Declension of céis (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative céis céiseanna
vocative a chéis a chéiseanna
genitive céise céiseanna
dative céis céiseanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chéis na céiseanna
genitive na céise na gcéiseanna
dative leis an gcéis
don chéis 		leis na céiseanna

Usage notes

Often appears with a pleonastic muice (“pig”, genitive singular) as céis mhuice, with no change in meaning.

Mutation

Mutated forms of céis
radical lenition eclipsis
céis chéis gcéis

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 céis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 172

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “céis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 185; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “céis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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