ceanndána
Irish edit
Etymology edit
ceann (“head”) + dána (“bold”)
Adjective edit
ceanndána
- headstrong, stubborn, obstinate
- Synonyms: cruamhuineálach, ceanntréan, ciotrúnta, stuacach, dáigh
Declension edit
Declension of ceanndána
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceanndána | cheanndána | ceanndána; cheanndána² | |
| Vocative | cheanndána | ceanndána | ||
| Genitive | ceanndána | ceanndána | ceanndána | |
| Dative | ceanndána; cheanndána¹ |
cheanndána | ceanndána; cheanndána² | |
| Comparative | níos ceanndána | |||
| Superlative | is ceanndána | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- ceanndánacht (“stubbornness”, noun)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceanndána | cheanndána | gceanndána |
| 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) “ceanndána”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN