cheal

Irish

Etymology

Clipping of de cheal, from de (“from”) +‎ ceal (“lack”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

cheal (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. for lack of

Particle

cheal (followed by a negative interrogative particle nach or nár)

  1. expresses surprise in negative (often rhetorical) questions
    Cheal nach bhfuil a fhios agat é?
    Don't you know that!?

Noun

cheal

  1. lenited form of ceal

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 418, page 234

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ċeal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 173; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cheal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “cheal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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