ciú

See also: CiU, ĉiu, and ci'u

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cuː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English queue.

Noun

ciú m (genitive singular ciú, nominative plural ciúnna)

  1. queue
Declension
Declension of ciú

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ciú ciúnna
Vocative a chiú a chiúnna
Genitive ciú ciúnna
Dative ciú ciúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ciú na ciúnna
Genitive an chiú na gciúnna
Dative leis an gciú

don chiú

 leis na ciúnna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cue.

Noun

ciú m (genitive singular ciú, nominative plural ciúnna)

  1. (billiards, snooker) cue
Declension
Declension of ciú

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ciú ciúnna
Vocative a chiú a chiúnna
Genitive ciú ciúnna
Dative ciú ciúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ciú na ciúnna
Genitive an chiú na gciúnna
Dative leis an gciú

don chiú

 leis na ciúnna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciú chiú gciú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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