ceast

Irish

Noun

ceast f (genitive singular ceiste, nominative plural ceastanna)

  1. alternative form of ceist (“question”)

Declension

Declension of ceast (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceast ceastanna
vocative a cheast a cheastanna
genitive ceiste ceastanna
dative ceast
ceist (archaic, dialectal) 		ceastanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cheast na ceastanna
genitive na ceiste na gceastanna
dative leis an gceast
leis an gceist (archaic, dialectal)
don cheast
don cheist (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na ceastanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceast
radical lenition eclipsis
ceast cheast gceast

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

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from ċēas (“strife”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑːst/

Noun

ċēast f or n

  1. strife, contention
  2. sedition
  3. murmuring
  4. scandal

Usage notes

  • The precise gender is unknown. It is assumed to be feminine or possibly neuter.

Declension

fem

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċēast ċēasta, ċēaste
accusative ċēaste ċēasta, ċēaste
genitive ċēaste ċēasta
dative ċēaste ċēastum
neut

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċēast ċēast
accusative ċēast ċēast
genitive ċēastes ċēasta
dative ċēaste ċēastum

Descendants

  • Middle English: chest, cheast, chast, chost
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