ceanníseal
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From ceann- (“-headed”) + íseal (“low”).
Adjective edit
ceanníseal (genitive singular masculine ceannísil, genitive singular feminine ceannísle, plural ceannísle)
Declension edit
Declension of ceanníseal
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceanníseal | cheanníseal | ceannísle; cheannísle² | |
| Vocative | cheannísil | ceannísle | ||
| Genitive | ceannísle | ceannísle | ceanníseal | |
| Dative | ceanníseal; cheanníseal¹ |
cheanníseal; cheannísil (archaic) |
ceannísle; cheannísle² | |
| Comparative | níos ceannísle | |||
| Superlative | is ceannísle | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
- (dejected): atuirseach
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceanníseal | cheanníseal | gceanníseal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanníseal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN