ceannbhaile
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom ceann- (“chief, main”) + baile (“town”).
Noun
editceannbhaile m (genitive singular ceannbhaile, nominative plural ceannbhailte)
- chief town
- upper part of town, of townland
Declension
editDeclension of ceannbhaile
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
edit- (chief town): ardbhaile, príomhbhaile
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceannbhaile | cheannbhaile | gceannbhaile |
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) “ceannbhaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN