Ceallach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cellach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cəˈl̪ˠax/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcal̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcal̪ˠa(h)/

Proper noun

Ceallach m (genitive Ceallaigh)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Ceallach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Ceallach
vocative a Ceallaigh
genitive Ceallaigh
dative Ceallach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Ceallach
genitive an Ceallaigh
dative leis an Ceallach
don Ceallach

Derived terms

  • Irish: Ó Ceallaigh
    • English: Kelly, Kelley, Kellogg

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ceallach
radical lenition eclipsis
Ceallach Cheallach gCeallach

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

Further reading

  • Ceallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025