cidhe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English quay, from Middle English keye, from Old French cail, from Gaulish cagiíun (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰi.ə/

Noun

cidhe m (plural cidheachan)

1. quay, pier

Mutation

Mutation of cidhe

radical	lenition
cidhe	chidhe

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