"ceist" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See ceist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʰʲeʃtʲ] Forms: ceiste [genitive, singular], ceistean [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ceist [mutation, mutation-radical], cheist [lenition, mutation]
Etymology: From Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|ceist}} Old Irish ceist, {{der|gd|la|quaestiō}} Latin quaestiō Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|ceiste|||||||plural|ceistean||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=ceiste|pl=ceistean}} ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean) Inflection templates: {{gd-mut-cons|c|eist}}
  1. question Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ceist-gd-noun-H1CH25Gc
  2. problem, dispute, controversy Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ceist-gd-noun-d9THZfc8
  3. darling Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ceist-gd-noun--2Cb3N7O Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 32 19 18 20
  4. regard Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ceist-gd-noun-~gmaBiDO
  5. anxiety Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Communication
    Sense id: en-ceist-gd-noun-qwIx9y3Z Disambiguation of Communication: 11 11 13 13 39 13
  6. puzzle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ceist-gd-noun-1Pugm4Vs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aincheist (english: dilemma), ana-ceist (english: difficulty, dilemma; puzzle, riddle), ceist-fhacal [interrogative], ceist-leabhar, leabhar-cheist (english: catechism, question-book), ceist-phunc (english: note of interrogation), ceisteachan (english: questionnaire), ceistean àbhaisteach (english: frequently asked questions), dubh-cheist (english: enigma)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "dilemma",
      "word": "aincheist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "difficulty, dilemma; puzzle, riddle",
      "word": "ana-ceist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ],
      "word": "ceist-fhacal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ceist-leabhar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "catechism, question-book",
      "word": "leabhar-cheist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "note of interrogation",
      "word": "ceist-phunc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "questionnaire",
      "word": "ceisteachan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "frequently asked questions",
      "word": "ceistean àbhaisteach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "enigma",
      "word": "dubh-cheist"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "ceist"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ceist",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quaestiō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quaestiō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceiste",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceistean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-mut-cons",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceist",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cheist",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "ceiste",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "ceistean",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "ceiste",
        "pl": "ceistean"
      },
      "expansion": "ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "eist"
      },
      "name": "gd-mut-cons"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I would like to ask that man a few questions.",
          "text": "Bu toigh leam beagan cheistean a chur air an duine sin.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "No question had been put to him.",
          "text": "Cha robh ceist air a chur air.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "question"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceist-gd-noun-H1CH25Gc",
      "links": [
        [
          "question",
          "question"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "yes, indeed, undoubtedly",
          "text": "tha, gun cheist",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "problem, dispute, controversy"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceist-gd-noun-d9THZfc8",
      "links": [
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ],
        [
          "dispute",
          "dispute"
        ],
        [
          "controversy",
          "controversy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 32 19 18 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "yes, darling",
          "text": "tha, a cheist",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darling"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceist-gd-noun--2Cb3N7O",
      "links": [
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "regard"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceist-gd-noun-~gmaBiDO",
      "links": [
        [
          "regard",
          "regard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 13 13 39 13",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "gd:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anxiety"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceist-gd-noun-qwIx9y3Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "anxiety",
          "anxiety"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "puzzle"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceist-gd-noun-1Pugm4Vs",
      "links": [
        [
          "puzzle",
          "puzzle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰʲeʃtʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceist"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Latin",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "gd-noun 2",
    "gd:Communication"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "dilemma",
      "word": "aincheist"
    },
    {
      "english": "difficulty, dilemma; puzzle, riddle",
      "word": "ana-ceist"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ],
      "word": "ceist-fhacal"
    },
    {
      "word": "ceist-leabhar"
    },
    {
      "english": "catechism, question-book",
      "word": "leabhar-cheist"
    },
    {
      "english": "note of interrogation",
      "word": "ceist-phunc"
    },
    {
      "english": "questionnaire",
      "word": "ceisteachan"
    },
    {
      "english": "frequently asked questions",
      "word": "ceistean àbhaisteach"
    },
    {
      "english": "enigma",
      "word": "dubh-cheist"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "ceist"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ceist",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quaestiō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quaestiō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceiste",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceistean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-mut-cons",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceist",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cheist",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "ceiste",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "ceistean",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "ceiste",
        "pl": "ceistean"
      },
      "expansion": "ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "eist"
      },
      "name": "gd-mut-cons"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I would like to ask that man a few questions.",
          "text": "Bu toigh leam beagan cheistean a chur air an duine sin.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "No question had been put to him.",
          "text": "Cha robh ceist air a chur air.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "question"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "question",
          "question"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "yes, indeed, undoubtedly",
          "text": "tha, gun cheist",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "problem, dispute, controversy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ],
        [
          "dispute",
          "dispute"
        ],
        [
          "controversy",
          "controversy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "yes, darling",
          "text": "tha, a cheist",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "regard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regard",
          "regard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anxiety"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anxiety",
          "anxiety"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "puzzle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "puzzle",
          "puzzle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰʲeʃtʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceist"
}

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