"céile" meaning in Irish

See céile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈceːlʲə/
Etymology: From Old Irish céile, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|céile}} Old Irish céile, {{inh|ga|pgl|ᚉᚓᚂᚔ|t=follower, devotee (genitive)}} Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*keiliyos}} Proto-Celtic *keiliyos Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|céile|||||||nominative plural|céilí|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí), {{ga-noun|m|~|céilí}} céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: céile [genitive, singular], céilí [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], céile [indefinite, nominative, singular], céilí [indefinite, nominative, plural], a chéile [indefinite, singular, vocative], a chéilí [indefinite, plural, vocative], céile [genitive, indefinite, singular], céilí [genitive, indefinite, plural], céile [dative, indefinite, singular], céilí [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an céile [definite, nominative, singular], na céilí [definite, nominative, plural], an chéile [definite, genitive, singular], na gcéilí [definite, genitive, plural], leis an gcéile [dative, definite, singular], don chéile [dative, definite, singular], leis na céilí [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], céile [error-unrecognized-form], chéile [error-unrecognized-form], gcéile [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. companion Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-céile-ga-noun-yYnt8YJG Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Family members Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Family members: 50 50
  2. spouse Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-céile-ga-noun-gV--wEDj Categories (other): Family members Disambiguation of Family members: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a chéile (english: each other, one another), aonchéileach (english: monogamous) [adjective], as a chéile (english: one after another, in a row, consecutively), athair céile (english: father-in-law), bean chéile, céile mná (english: wife), céile fir, fear céile (english: husband), le chéile (english: together), máthair chéile (english: mother-in-law), trína chéile (english: mixed up)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "each other, one another",
      "word": "a chéile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "monogamous",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "aonchéileach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "one after another, in a row, consecutively",
      "word": "as a chéile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "father-in-law",
      "word": "athair céile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bean chéile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "wife",
      "word": "céile mná"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "céile fir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "husband",
      "word": "fear céile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "together",
      "word": "le chéile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mother-in-law",
      "word": "máthair chéile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mixed up",
      "word": "trína chéile"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "céile"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish céile",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "pgl",
        "3": "ᚉᚓᚂᚔ",
        "t": "follower, devotee (genitive)"
      },
      "expansion": "Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*keiliyos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *keiliyos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish céile, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gcéilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéile",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcéile",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "céilí",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "céile",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "~",
        "3": "céilí"
      },
      "expansion": "céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "ga:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "companion"
      ],
      "id": "en-céile-ga-noun-yYnt8YJG",
      "links": [
        [
          "companion",
          "companion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "ga:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spouse"
      ],
      "id": "en-céile-ga-noun-gV--wEDj",
      "links": [
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈceːlʲə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "céile"
}
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    "Irish fourth-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Primitive Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Primitive Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish masculine io-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish masculine nouns",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Primitive Irish",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Primitive Irish",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Family members",
    "sga:Family members"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "each other, one another",
      "word": "a chéile"
    },
    {
      "english": "monogamous",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "aonchéileach"
    },
    {
      "english": "one after another, in a row, consecutively",
      "word": "as a chéile"
    },
    {
      "english": "father-in-law",
      "word": "athair céile"
    },
    {
      "word": "bean chéile"
    },
    {
      "english": "wife",
      "word": "céile mná"
    },
    {
      "word": "céile fir"
    },
    {
      "english": "husband",
      "word": "fear céile"
    },
    {
      "english": "together",
      "word": "le chéile"
    },
    {
      "english": "mother-in-law",
      "word": "máthair chéile"
    },
    {
      "english": "mixed up",
      "word": "trína chéile"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "céile"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "pgl",
        "3": "ᚉᚓᚂᚔ",
        "t": "follower, devotee (genitive)"
      },
      "expansion": "Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ga",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish céile, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an céile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gcéilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chéile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na céilí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céile",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéile",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcéile",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "~",
        "3": "céilí"
      },
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "companion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "companion",
          "companion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spouse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈceːlʲə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "céile"
}

Download raw JSONL data for céile meaning in Irish (4.9kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: céile/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "céile"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "céile",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "céile"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "céile",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "céile"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "céile",
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