ceilidh
To attend a ceilidhTo attend a ceilidh (noun sense 1).
» Aren’t they going to the ceilidh in the town?
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2 senses(Ireland, Scotland, also, attributive, intransitive)To attend a ceilidh (noun sense 1).
(Ireland, Scotland, also, attributive, intransitive)To dance a ceilidh dance.
Examples
1 sentencesAren’t they going to the ceilidh in the town?
Origin
The noun is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh (“a pilgrimage; a social call, visit; aThe noun is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh (“a pilgrimage; a social call, visit; a sojourn; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”) and Irish célidhe (archaic), céilí (“a social call, visit; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”), both from Old Irish célide (“social call, visit”), from céile (“companion, fellow; neighbour”) (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kēiliyos (“companion; servant”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle”)) + -ide.
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Forms
ceilidhs, ceilidhing, ceilidhed, ceilidhedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle