caid

See also: caïd and caíd

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَائِد‎ (qāʾid, “leader”). Compare alcaide.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑːˈiːd/

Noun

caid (plural caids)

  1. A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
Translations

Etymology 2

Originally referred to the animal-skin ball used in these games.

Noun

caid (uncountable)

  1. Any of various ancient and traditional Irish football games.
  2. (Ireland) Modern Gaelic football.

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

caid f (genitive singular caide, nominative plural caideanna)

  1. ashlar, stone
  2. (anatomy) testicle
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

caid f (genitive singular caide, nominative plural caideanna)

  1. stuffed ball
    1. football, soccer ball
    2. rugby ball
  2. (uncountable) football, soccer (game); Gaelic football (game)
Synonyms
  • (football (ball)): liathróid
  • (football, soccer (ball or game)): peil
  • (rugby ball): liathróid rugbaí
  • (Gaelic football): peil Ghaelach

Declension
Declension of caid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caid caideanna
Vocative a chaid a chaideanna
Genitive caide caideanna
Dative caid caideanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chaid na caideanna
Genitive na caide na gcaideanna
Dative leis an gcaid

don chaid

 leis na caideanna

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

References
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