# cead
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /cad̪ˠ/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /cæd̪ˠ/, [cæːd̪ˠ]

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).

#### Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceada, nominative plural ceadanna)
* permission, leave

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cead
ceadanna
vocative
a chead
a cheadanna
genitive
ceada
ceadanna
dative
cead
ceadanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an cead
na ceadanna
genitive
an cheada
na gceadanna
dative
leis an gcead don chead
leis na ceadanna :

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceid, nominative plural ceid)
* tip-cat

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cead
ceid
vocative
a cheid
a cheada
genitive
ceid
cead
dative
cead
ceid
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an cead
na ceid
genitive
an cheid
na gcead
dative
leis an gcead don chead
leis na ceid :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 146, page 75
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 396, page 132
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 137, page 58
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “cead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA: /kʲʰɛt̪/, [kʲʰæt̪]
* (Harris, Uist, Barra) IPA: /kʲʰet̪/

### Noun

cead m (genitive singular ceada, plural ceadan)
* permission, permit, license, leave
* farewell, adieu

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “cead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language