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Where does “cèile” come from?

cèile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish céile, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

cèile (Scottish Gaelic): spouse, husband, wife; counterpart, fellow;...

Definitions

  1. spouse, husband, wife; counterpart, fellow;...

Ancestry of “cèile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcéileservant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the...
2Old Irish-ide—
3Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “cèile”

  • nighean-chèile
  • fear-cèile
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