ciclipéid

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, rounded, round”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “the rearing of a child, education”), from παιδίον (paidíon, “child”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪclʲɪˈpʲeːdʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɪclʲɪpʲeːdʲ/

Noun

ciclipéid f (genitive singular ciclipéide, nominative plural ciclipéidí)

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Declension
Declension of ciclipéid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ciclipéid ciclipéidí
Vocative a chiclipéid a chiclipéidí
Genitive ciclipéide ciclipéidí
Dative ciclipéid ciclipéidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chiclipéid na ciclipéidí
Genitive na ciclipéide na gciclipéidí
Dative leis an gciclipéid

don chiclipéid

 leis na ciclipéidí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciclipéid chiclipéid gciclipéid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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