ceannchathair

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“chief, main”) +‎ cathair (“city”).

Noun

ceannchathair f (genitive singular ceannchathrach, nominative plural ceannchathracha)

1. metropolis

Declension

Declension of ceannchathair

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceannchathair ceannchathracha Vocative a cheannchathair a cheannchathracha Genitive ceannchathrach ceannchathracha Dative ceannchathair ceannchathracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cheannchathair na ceannchathracha Genitive na ceannchathrach na gceannchathracha Dative leis an gceannchathair don cheannchathair leis na ceannchathracha

Synonyms

• ardchathair, cathair mhór

Derived terms

• ceannchathartha (“metropolitan”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceannchathair	cheannchathair	gceannchathair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannchathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ceannchathair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024