ceanastar
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From English canister, from Middle English canister, canustyr, a borrowing from Latin canistrum.
Noun edit
ceanastar m (genitive singular ceanastair, nominative plural ceanastair)
- canister
- Synonym: boiscín stáin
- caster (food sprinkler)
Declension edit
Declension of ceanastar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- ceanastar siúcra (“sugar caster”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceanastar | cheanastar | gceanastar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanastar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ceanastar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.