ceanníseal
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom ceann- (“-headed”) + íseal (“low”).
Adjective
editceanníseal (genitive singular masculine ceannísil, genitive singular feminine ceannísle, plural ceannísle)
Declension
editDeclension of ceanníseal
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editIrish mutation | ||
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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