céssad

Old Irish

Alternative forms

césad, cǽsad, césath

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʲeː.səð/
- (Blasse) [ˈkʲeː.sað]
- (Griffith) [ˈkʲeː.səð]

Noun

céssad m (genitive césto)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:céssad.

Declension

Masculine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	céssad	céssad^L	céstae^H
vocative	céssad	céssad^L	céstu
accusative	céssad^N	céssad^L	céstu
genitive	césto^H, césta^H	césto^L, césta^L	céstae^N
dative	céssad^L	céstaib	céstaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of *céssad*
radical	lenition	nasalization
céssad	chéssad	céssad pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

Further reading

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