cispheil
feminine
The Irish word for basketball is cispheil.
cispheil is a noun used to refer to the sport of basketball.
Meaning: the sport (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
cispheil is a feminine noun.
Did you know?
- The Irish word cispheil is a compound made of the word for 'basket' and the word for 'football'.
- If you were to talk about a 'basketball player' in Irish, you would use the word peileoir, which is the same word used for a 'football player'.
- In an Irish language context, the phrase 'playing basketball' uses a specific verb structure that differs from simply 'playing' a game of cards or a musical instrument.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Niamh and Cathal are talking about their hobbies.
- NiamhAn breil leat cispheil, a Chathail?Do you like basketball, Cathal?
- CathalBaig liom, ach ní féidir liom é a dhéanamh.I love it, but I can't do it.
- NiamhBa mhaith liom cispheil a iomáint inniu.I would like to play basketball today.
- CathalTá mé sáile go dtaghfaidh mé.I am happy to come along.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “basketball” translations and entries cispheil, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cispheil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
