céile Dé

Old Irish
FWOTD – 23 March 2016

Etymology

Calque of Latin servus Deī.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːlʲe ˈdʲeː/

Noun

céile Dé ? (nominative plural céili Dé)

  1. Culdee; member of a class of anchorites distinguished by special observances and practices, apparently stricter than was usual. Literally, "servant of God".

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
céile Dé chéile Dé céile Dé
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “céile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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