cead

See also: céad

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).

Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceada, nominative plural ceadanna)

  1. permission, leave
Declension
Declension of cead

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cead ceadanna
Vocative a chead a cheadanna
Genitive ceada ceadanna
Dative cead ceadanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cead na ceadanna
Genitive an cheada na gceadanna
Dative leis an gcead

don chead

 leis na ceadanna

Etymology 2

Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceid, nominative plural ceid)

  1. tip-cat
Declension
Declension of cead

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cead ceid
Vocative a cheid a cheada
Genitive ceid cead
Dative cead ceid

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cead na ceid
Genitive an cheid na gcead
Dative leis an gcead

don chead

 leis na ceid

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

Further reading
  • "cead" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 cet” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “cead” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “cead” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲʰet̪/

Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceada, plural ceadan)

  1. permission, permit, license, leave
  2. farewell, adieu

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
ceadchead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
  • “1 cet” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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