blas.cill
cell
NounFeminineA2/cəilʲ/
"cill" means "cell" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /cəilʲ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chill, Urú → gcill.
Mutation forms
In Irish, the first letter of "cill" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | cill |
| Séimhiú | chill |
| Urú | gcill |
When does "cill" mutate?
in aice— near (compound preposition, governs the genitive case (no mutation))
cill→in aice na cille(near the church)
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