ceau

See also: Ceau and ce-au

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish caithid, from Proto-Celtic *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic caith.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cæu/

Verb

ceau (verbal noun ceau, past participle ceaut or ceauit)

  1. to wear
  2. to consume
    1. to smoke (tobacco)
      V'ee ceau thombaacey. ― She was smoking.
  3. to spend
  4. to throw, toss
  5. to rain, snow, etc.
    T'eh ceau sniaghtey. ― It is snowing.

Derived terms
  • ceau shelley
  • ceaueyder

Noun

ceau m (genitive singular ceau, plural ceauyn or ceaughyn)

  1. verbal noun of ceau
  2. wearing
  3. consumption
    1. smoking (tobacco)
  4. spending, passing
  5. throw, throwing

Derived terms
  • ceau emshir (“recreation”)
  • ceau traa (“diversion, hobby”)

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
ceaucheaugeau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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