ceilidh

== English == === Etymology === The noun is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh (“a pilgrimage; a social call, visit; a sojourn; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”) and Irish célidhe (archaic), céilí (“a social call, visit; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”), both from Old Irish célide (“social call, visit”), from céile (“companion, fellow; neighbour”) (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kēiliyos (“companion; servant”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle”)) + -ide. The plural form ceilidhean is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cèilidhean. The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪli/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkɛjlɪj/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈkeːli/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkele/, /-lɪ/, /-li/ Rhymes: -eɪli Hyphenation: ceil‧idh Plural (ceilidhean): (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪli.ən/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkɛjlɪjən/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈkeːli.ən/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkele.ən/, /-lɪ.ən/, /-li.ən/ Hyphenation: ceil‧idh‧ean === Noun === ceilidh (plural ceilidhs or ceilidhean) (Ireland, Scotland, also attributive) An informal social gathering, especially one where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling. (dance) Ellipsis of ceilidh dance. ==== Alternative forms ==== céilidh, cèilidh, ceilidhe, céilidhe ==== Derived terms ==== ceilidh dance ceilidher ceilidh house ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ceilidh (third-person singular simple present ceilidhs, present participle ceilidhing, simple past and past participle ceilidhed) (intransitive) To attend a ceilidh (noun sense 1). (dance) To dance a ceilidh dance. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === cèilidh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === childie, helicid == Irish == === Verb === ceilidh inflection of ceil: (archaic, Munster) second-person plural imperative (obsolete) third-person singular present indicative independent (obsolete) second-person plural present indicative === Mutation ===