ciota
Irish
Etymology
From Middle English kyt, kytt, kytte, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Cognate with English kit (“circular wooden vessel”).
Declension
Declension of ciota
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciota | chiota | gciota |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page [[:s:fr:Page:Phonétique d'un parler irlandais de Kerry.pdf/18||s:fr:Page:Phonétique d'un parler irlandais de Kerry.pdf/18|]]
Further reading
- “ciota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ciota”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Back-formation from ciotka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔ.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: cio‧ta
Noun
ciota f
- (offensive) homosexual or effeminate man; fag; faggot
- (colloquial) menstruation
- Synonyms: ciotka, menstruacja, miesiączka, period, okres
- (obsolete) female foreteller or witch doctor
- (obsolete) maternal aunt
Declension
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