ceannasach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command; forwardness, self-assertiveness”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaigh, genitive singular feminine ceannasaí, plural ceannasacha, comparative ceannasaí)
- ruling, sovereign
- Synonym: ardcheannasach
- commanding, masterful
- forward, self-assertive; bold, assured
- (music) dominant
Declension
editDeclension of ceannasach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceannasach | cheannasach | ceannasacha; cheannasacha² | |
Vocative | cheannasaigh | ceannasacha | ||
Genitive | ceannasaí | ceannasacha | ceannasach | |
Dative | ceannasach; cheannasach¹ |
cheannasach; cheannasaigh (archaic) |
ceannasacha; cheannasacha² | |
Comparative | níos ceannasaí | |||
Superlative | is ceannasaí |
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- focheannasach (“subdominant”)
- tréith cheannasach (“dominant trait”)
Noun
editceannasach m (genitive singular ceannasaigh, nominative plural ceannasaigh)
Derived terms
edit- focheannasach (“subdominant”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceannasach | cheannasach | gceannasach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cennasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceannasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceannasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish cennasach. By surface analysis, ceannas + -ach.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaich, comparative ceannasaiche)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
ceannasach | cheannasach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceannasach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cennasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Irish nouns suffixed with -ach
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- ga:Music
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives