cellach

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

celdag, celldach

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kellāko- (“war, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to break, beat, strike”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʲel͈ax/, /ˈkʲel͈əx/

Noun

cellach ?

strife, contention

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Cellach

Descendants

Scottish Gaelic: ceallach

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cellach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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