ciclipéid

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, rounded, round”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “the rearing of a child, education”), from παιδίον (paidíon, “child”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪclʲɪˈpʲeːdʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪclʲɪpʲeːdʲ/

Noun

ciclipéid f (genitive singular ciclipéide, nominative plural ciclipéidí)

encyclopedia

Declension

Declension of ciclipéid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ciclipéid	ciclipéidí
Vocative	a chiclipéid	a chiclipéidí
Genitive	ciclipéide	ciclipéidí
Dative	ciclipéid	ciclipéidí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chiclipéid	na ciclipéidí
Genitive	na ciclipéide	na gciclipéidí
Dative	leis an gciclipéid don chiclipéid	leis na ciclipéidí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciclipéid	chiclipéid	gciclipéid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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