/ˈkʲʰeːlə/
OriginFrom Old Irish céile (“servant, bondsman, vassal, subject; liege, vassal; fellow, companion; husband, wife”), from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.
- feminine, masculinespouse, husband, wife
“Chan eil cèile agam.” — I don't have a husband/wife/spouse.
- feminine, masculinecounterpart, fellow; equal, match
- feminine, masculineother
“An dèidh sin, phòg iad a chèile.” — After that they kissed each other.
“Bha iad a' bruidhinn ri chèile.” — They were speaking with each other.
“Tha na taighean caob math bho chèile.” — The houses are a good bit apart [from one another].
- feminine, masculineservant
Formscèile(genitive, singular) · cèilean(plural)