céile Dé

== Old Irish == === Etymology === Calque of Latin servus Deī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkʲeː.lʲe ˈd̠ʲeː/ === Noun === céile Dé m (genitive céili Dé, nominative plural céili Dé) Culdee; member of a class of anchorites distinguished by special observances and practices, apparently stricter than was usual. Literally, "servant of God". ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: Culdee Irish: céile Dé === 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