ceanníseal

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“-headed”) +‎ íseal (“low”).

Adjective

ceanníseal (genitive singular masculine ceannísil, genitive singular feminine ceannísle, plural ceannísle)

1. bowed, dejected

Declension

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

• (dejected): atuirseach

Mutation

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanníseal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN