ceannaimsir

Irish

Etymology

From ceann (“head”) +‎ aimsir (“time”).

Noun

ceannaimsir f (genitive singular ceannaimsire)

1. set time, term, period

Declension

Declension of ceannaimsir

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ceannaimsir Vocative a cheannaimsir Genitive ceannaimsire Dative ceannaimsir

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an cheannaimsir Genitive na ceannaimsire Dative leis an gceannaimsir don cheannaimsir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceannaimsir	cheannaimsir	gceannaimsir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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