seacláid

Irish

seacláid

Etymology

Borrowed from English chocolate. Compare Manx shocklaid, Scottish Gaelic teòclaid.

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæklˠɑːdʲ/, /ˈʃækl̪ˠɑːdʲ/

Noun

seacláid f (genitive singular seacláide, nominative plural seacláidí)

chocolate

Declension

Declension of seacláid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	seacláid	seacláidí
Vocative	a sheacláid	a sheacláidí
Genitive	seacláide	seacláidí
Dative	seacláid	seacláidí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an tseacláid	na seacláidí
Genitive	na seacláide	na seacláidí
Dative	leis an tseacláid don tseacláid	leis na seacláidí

Derived terms

cáca seacláide (“chocolate cake”)
císte seacláide (“chocolate cake”)
déantóir seacláide (“chocolate-maker”)
seacláid bhainne (“milk chocolate”)
seacláid bhán (“white chocolate”)
seacláid dhorcha (“dark chocolate”)
seacláid dhubh (“dark chocolate”)
seacláid the (“hot chocolate”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seacláid	sheacláid after an, tseacláid	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seacláid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “seacláid” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “seacláid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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