císte

See also: ciste and -ciste

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈciːʃtʲə/

Noun

císte m (genitive singular císte, nominative plural cístí)

cake; tart

Declension

Declension of císte

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	císte	cístí
Vocative	a chíste	a chístí
Genitive	císte	cístí
Dative	císte	cístí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an císte	na cístí
Genitive	an chíste	na gcístí
Dative	leis an gcíste don chíste	leis na cístí

Derived terms

Derived terms

císte aráin choirce (“oatcake”)
císte caife (“coffee cake”)
císte cairéid (“carrot cake”)
císte cáise (“cheesecake”)
císte fuidrimh (“funnel cake”)

císte gridille (“griddle-cake”)
císte marmarach (“marble cake”)
císte milis (“pastry (small cake)”)
císte reoánta (“fancy, fancy cake”)
císte ríse (“rice cake”)

císte seacláide (“chocolate cake”)
císte sinséir (“ginger cake”)
císte spúinse (“sponge cake”)
císte steaimpí (“boxty”)
císte tae (“teacake”)

císte torthaí (“fruit cake”)
císte uachtair (“cream cake”)
císte úll (“apple tart”)
meascán císte (“cake mix”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
císte	chíste	gcíste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“cake” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“tart” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
"císte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“císte” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

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