ceapadh, m. (gs. -ptha).1. vn. of ceap2. 2. Fashioning, composition; formation. Ar cheapadh cluaise, shaped like an ear. 3. Appointment, assignation. ~ múinteora, the appointment of a teacher. ~ i bpost, designation to a post. ~ lae, the appointment of a day. Rud a chur siar gan ~ lae, to postpone sth. indefinitely, sine die. 4. Conception, thought. Tá ~ go, it is thought that. Is é mo cheapadh fós é, I still think it. Ní raibh aon cheapadh aige go mbeinn anseo, it never occurred to him that I might be here. 5. Interception, stoppage.