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ceist
ceist
Irish
Noun
ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, nominative plural ceisteanna)
Declension
Declension of ceist
Second declension
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Derived terms
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceist | cheist | gceist |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "ceist" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ceist” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰʲeʃtʲ]
Noun
ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean)
- question
- Bu toigh leam beagan cheistean a chur air an duine sin. ― I would like to ask that man a few questions.
- Cha robh ceist air a chur air. ― No question had been put to him.
- problem, dispute, controversy
- tha, gun cheist ― yes, indeed, undoubtedly
- darling
- tha, a cheist ― yes, darling
- regard
- anxiety
- puzzle
Derived terms
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References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “ceist” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.