céile

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish céile, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈceːlʲə/ Homophone: céille (Munster) === Noun === céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí) companion spouse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “céile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 183; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “céile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Old Irish == === Alternative forms === céele, céle === Etymology === From Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee”, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʲeː.lʲe/ === Noun === céile m (genitive céili, nominative plural céili) servant, bondsman, subject (law) liege, vassal, the recipient of a fief fellow, companion, neighbour husband (rare) wife For quotations using this term, see Citations:céile. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: céile Manx: keilley Scottish Gaelic: cèile === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language