ceannbhalla

Irish

Etymology

ceann (“head”) +‎ balla (“wall”), a calque of English headwall.

Noun

ceannbhalla m (genitive singular ceannbhalla, nominative plural ceannbhallaí)

1. (geography, geology, civil engineering) headwall
2. (geology, mining) hanging wall

Declension

Declension of ceannbhalla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceannbhalla ceannbhallaí Vocative a cheannbhalla a cheannbhallaí Genitive ceannbhalla ceannbhallaí Dative ceannbhalla ceannbhallaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceannbhalla na ceannbhallaí Genitive an cheannbhalla na gceannbhallaí Dative leis an gceannbhalla don cheannbhalla leis na ceannbhallaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceannbhalla	cheannbhalla	gceannbhalla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.