cealgach
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== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish celgach. By surface analysis, cealg + -ach.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcalˠəɡəx/
(Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcalˠəɡa(x)/
=== Adjective ===
cealgach (genitive singular masculine cealgaigh, genitive singular feminine cealgaí, plural cealgacha, comparative cealgaí)
treacherous, deceitful, deceptive, insidious
beguiling, guileful, alluring
wily
alternative form of colgach
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(treacherous, deceitful, deceptive): fealltach, mealltach
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cealgaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 173; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cealgach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN