cead

See also: céad

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cad̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /cæd̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).

Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceada, nominative plural ceadanna)

1. permission, leave

Declension

Declension of cead

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cead ceadanna Vocative a chead a cheadanna Genitive ceada ceadanna Dative cead ceadanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cead na ceadanna Genitive an cheada na gceadanna Dative leis an gcead don chead leis na ceadanna

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceid, nominative plural ceid)

1. tip-cat

Declension

Declension of cead

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cead ceid Vocative a cheid a cheada Genitive ceid cead Dative cead ceid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cead na ceid Genitive an cheid na gcead Dative leis an gcead don chead leis na ceid

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cead	chead	gcead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲʰet̪/

Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceada, plural ceadan)

1. permission, permit, license, leave
2. farewell, adieu

Mutation

Mutation of cead

radical	lenition
cead	chead

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language