céile Dé
Old Irish
FWOTD – 23 March 2016
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːlʲe ˈdʲeː/
Noun
céile Dé m (genitive céili Dé, nominative plural céili Dé)
- Culdee; member of a class of anchorites distinguished by special observances and practices, apparently stricter than was usual. Literally, "servant of God".
Inflection
| Masculine io-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | céile Dé | céile Dé | céili Dé |
| Vocative | céili Dé | céile Dé | céiliu Dé |
| Accusative | céile nDé | céile Dé | céiliu Dé |
| Genitive | céili Dé | céile Dé | céile nDé |
| Dative | céiliu Dé | céilib Dé | céilib Dé |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| céile Dé | chéile Dé | céile Dé pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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