císte

See also: ciste and -ciste

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈciːʃtʲə/

Noun

císte m (genitive singular císte, nominative plural cístí)

  1. 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
  • 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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