Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip, nominative plural ceapa)
- stock
- block, base
- pad
- last
- nave, hub
- compact body
- (of person) chief, protector
- (horticulture) bed, plot
Declension
Derived terms
- ceap búistéara (“chopping-block”)
- ceap ceangail (“bollard, bitt; bitts”)
- ceap dearnála (“darning egg”)
- ceap magaidh (“laughing-stock”)
- ceap oifigí (“office block”)
- ceap rotha (“nave of wheel”)
- ceap tithe (“block of houses”)
- ceap tuisle (“stumbling block”)
- cipín
Verb
ceap (present analytic ceapann, future analytic ceapfaidh, verbal noun ceapadh, past participle ceaptha) (transitive, intransitive)
- chip, block out
- fashion
- shape, invent
- appoint, assign
- conceive, think
- mean, intend
- block the path of, stop, catch
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”); see etymology 1.
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip, nominative plural ceapa)
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceap | cheap | gceap |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cepp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceppaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceap”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceapaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- “cep”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceap”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kaupō (“merchant, salesman”)
Pronunciation
Noun
ċēap m
Declension
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip, plural cip or ceapan or ceapannan)
- block, lump
- last (shoemaker's)
- cap (head garment)
- cape (piece of land)
- fret (on a string instrument)
Derived terms
- buabhall Ceap (“Cape buffalo”)
Mutation
radical | lenition |
---|---|
ceap | cheap |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cepp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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