ceangal

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cengal (“bond, fetter”), from Latin cingulum (“girdle, belt”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɑŋ(ɡ)əl̪ˠ/, [ˈcɑ̃ŋ(ɡ)əl̪ˠ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcaŋ(ɡ)əlˠ/, /ˈcaŋ(ɡ)əl̪ˠ/

Noun

ceangal m (genitive singular ceangail, nominative plural ceangail)

1. verbal noun of ceangail
2. connection, link, bond
3. (music) slur

Declension

Declension of ceangal (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ceangal ceangail vocative a cheangail a cheangala genitive ceangail ceangal dative ceangal ceangail forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ceangal na ceangail genitive an cheangail na gceangal dative leis an gceangal don cheangal leis na ceangail

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceangal

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceangal	cheangal	gceangal

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cengal (“bond, tie, binding, fetter, fastening”), from Latin cingulum (“girdle, belt”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰĩ.al̪ˠ/, [ˈkʲʰĩ˧˥.al̪ˠ˥˩]
• (Harris) IPA^(key): /kʲʰãːl̪ˠ/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰɛ̃.əl̪ˠ/, [ˈkʲʰɛ̃ˑ.əl̪ˠ]
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰɛ̃.ul̪ˠ/

Noun

ceangal m

1. verbal noun of ceangail
2. connection, link, bond
3. (music) slur

Derived terms

• ath-cheangal

Mutation

Mutation of ceangal

radical	lenition
ceangal	cheangal

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