ciogal

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).

Noun

ciogal m (genitive singular ciogail, nominative plural ciogail)

  1. (literary, astronomy) (astronomical) cycle
  2. (music) cycle
    Synonym: sraith

Declension
Declension of ciogal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ciogal ciogail
Vocative a chiogail a chiogala
Genitive ciogail ciogal
Dative ciogal ciogail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ciogal na ciogail
Genitive an chiogail na gciogal
Dative leis an gciogal

don chiogal

 leis na ciogail

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciogal chiogal gciogal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciogal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “ciogal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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