caidhp

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

caidhp f (genitive singular caidhpe, nominative plural caidhpeanna)

1. coif, (lady's) bonnet

   Synonym: beannán

2. cap

Declension

Declension of caidhp (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative caidhp caidhpeanna vocative a chaidhp a chaidhpeanna genitive caidhpe caidhpeanna dative caidhp caidhpeanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chaidhp na caidhpeanna genitive na caidhpe na gcaidhpeanna dative leis an gcaidhp don chaidhp leis na caidhpeanna

Derived terms

• caidhp an chúil aird (“high-caul cap”)
• caidhp bháis (“death cap”)
• caidhp fir (“foolish fellow”)
• caidhp tí (“mob-cap”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caidhp

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caidhp	chaidhp	gcaidhp

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caidhp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “caidhp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caidhp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025