ceap
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /capˠ/
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
Declension of ceap
Derived terms
Derived terms
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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
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | ceapaim | ceapann tú; ceapair† |
ceapann sé, sí | ceapaimid | ceapann sibh | ceapann siad; ceapaid† |
a cheapann; a cheapas / a gceapann*; a gceapas* |
ceaptar |
| past | cheap mé; cheapas | cheap tú; cheapais | cheap sé, sí | cheapamar; cheap muid | cheap sibh; cheapabhair | cheap siad; cheapadar | a cheap / ar cheap* |
ceapadh | |
| past habitual | cheapainn | cheaptá | cheapadh sé, sí | cheapaimis; cheapadh muid | cheapadh sibh | cheapaidís; cheapadh siad | a cheapadh / ar cheapadh* |
cheaptaí | |
| future | ceapfaidh mé; ceapfad |
ceapfaidh tú; ceapfair† |
ceapfaidh sé, sí | ceapfaimid; ceapfaidh muid |
ceapfaidh sibh | ceapfaidh siad; ceapfaid† |
a cheapfaidh; a cheapfas / a gceapfaidh*; a gceapfas* |
ceapfar | |
| conditional | cheapfainn | cheapfá | cheapfadh sé, sí | cheapfaimis; cheapfadh muid | cheapfadh sibh | cheapfaidís; cheapfadh siad | a cheapfadh / ar cheapfadh* |
cheapfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go gceapa mé; go gceapad† |
go gceapa tú; go gceapair† |
go gceapa sé, sí | go gceapaimid; go gceapa muid |
go gceapa sibh | go gceapa siad; go gceapaid† |
— | go gceaptar |
| past | dá gceapainn | dá gceaptá | dá gceapadh sé, sí | dá gceapaimis; dá gceapadh muid |
dá gceapadh sibh | dá gceapaidís; dá gceapadh siad |
— | dá gceaptaí | |
| imperative | ceapaim | ceap | ceapadh sé, sí | ceapaimis | ceapaigí; ceapaidh† |
ceapaidís | — | ceaptar | |
| verbal noun | ceapadh | ||||||||
| past participle | ceaptha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "ceap" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cepp” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ceppaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ceap” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 127.
- “ceapaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 127.
- “cep” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “ceap” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kaupaz, from Latin caupo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæːɑ̯p/
Noun
ċēap m
Declension
Declension of ceap (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cēap | cēapas |
| accusative | cēap | cēapas |
| genitive | cēapes | cēapa |
| dative | cēape | cēapum |
Descendants
- Middle English: chep, chepe
- English: cheap
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).
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
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| ceap | cheap |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- “cepp” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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