céanna
See also: ceanna
Irish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish cétna (“same”), from Old Irish cétnae (“first, same”), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kentus (“first”).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈciːa̯n̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈceːn̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈciən̪ˠə/[1] (as if spelled cianna)
Adjective
editcéanna (not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of céanna
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | céanna | chéanna | céanna; chéanna² | |
Vocative | chéanna | céanna | ||
Genitive | céanna | céanna | céanna | |
Dative | céanna; chéanna¹ |
chéanna | céanna; chéanna² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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- ag an am céanna (“at the same time”)
- ar an gcuma chéanna (“similarly, in like manner”)
- ar an mbealach céanna (“similarly, in like manner”)
- céannacht (“identity”)
- céannaigh (“identify”, transitive verb)
- san am céanna (“at the same time”)
Noun
editan céanna m (genitive singular an chéanna)
Declension
editDeclension of céanna
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- mar an gcéanna (“similarly, in like manner”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céanna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “céanna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcéanna f pl
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
céanna | chéanna | gcéanna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 166, page 63
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