ceirtlis

Irish

Etymology

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Compare ceirt (“apple-tree”).

Noun

ceirtlis f (genitive singular ceirtlise, nominative plural ceirtlisí)

  1. cider (alcoholic, sparkling beverage made from fermented apples)
    Synonym: leann úll

Declension
Declension of ceirtlis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ceirtlis ceirtlisí
Vocative a cheirtlis a cheirtlisí
Genitive ceirtlise ceirtlisí
Dative ceirtlis ceirtlisí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cheirtlis na ceirtlisí
Genitive na ceirtlise na gceirtlisí
Dative leis an gceirtlis

don cheirtlis

 leis na ceirtlisí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceirtlis cheirtlis gceirtlis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirtlis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “ceirtlis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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