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Webster 1828 Edition
Ceol
CEOL
, Sax. A ship. This word is sometimes found prefixed to names.Definition 2025
ceol
ceol
Irish
Alternative forms
- ceól (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish ceól, from Old Irish céul.
Pronunciation
Noun
ceol m (genitive singular ceoil, nominative plural ceolta)
Declension
Declension of ceol
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from ceol
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceol | cheol | gceol |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “ceól” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ceol” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "ceol" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old English
Noun
ċēol m
- ship (specifically a small flat-bottomed boat)
- Ceol on lande stod. ― The ship stood on the land. (Beowulf)
Declension
Declension of ceol (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ċēol | ċēolas |
| accusative | ċēol | ċēolas |
| genitive | ċēoles | ċēola |
| dative | ċēole | ċēolum |