ceist
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editceist f (genitive singular ceiste, nominative plural ceisteanna)
Declension
editDeclension of ceist
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish 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. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceist”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceist”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceist”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editceist f (genitive cestae, nominative plural cesti)
- question
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 55d11
- Amal du·berad nech hi ceist do Dauid: “Húare is móir sléb fírinne Dǽ, cid ara fodmai-siu, ⟨a⟩ Dauid, didiu a ndu imnedaib ⁊ frithoircnib fodaimi? Air it fírián-⟨s⟩u.” Ícaid-som didiu anísin, a n-as·mbeir iudicia Domini abisus multa .i. ataat mesai Dǽ nephchomtetarrachti amal abis ⁊ amal fudumain. Is ed in sin fod·era in n-erígim, cid ara fodaim int aís fírián inna fochaidi, ⁊ cid ara mbiat in pecthaig isnaib soinmechaib.
- As though someone had put as a question to David: “Because God’s righteousness is as great as a mountain, why then, David, dost thou suffer what of afflictions and injuries thou sufferest? For thou art righteous.” He solves that then when he says “iudicia Domini abyssus multa”, i.e. there are judgments of God incomprehensible like an abyss and like a depth. That is what causes the complaint why the righteous folk endure tribulations, and why sinners are in prosperity.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 55d11
Inflection
editFeminine ī-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ceistL | ceistL | cestaiH |
Vocative | ceistL | ceistL | cestaiH |
Accusative | ceistN | ceistL | cestaiH |
Genitive | cestaeH | cestaeL | cestaeN |
Dative | ceistL | cestaib | cestaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ceist | cheist | ceist pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceist”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editceist 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
edit- aincheist (“dilemma”)
- ana-ceist (“difficulty, dilemma; puzzle, riddle”)
- ceist-fhacal (“interrogative”)
- ceist-leabhar, leabhar-cheist (“catechism, question-book”)
- ceist-phunc (“note of interrogation”)
- ceisteachan (“questionnaire”)
- ceistean àbhaisteach (“frequently asked questions”)
- dubh-cheist (“enigma”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
ceist | cheist |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceist”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceist”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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