ceannphort

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cennphort (“capital”).

Noun

ceannphort m (genitive singular ceannphoirt, nominative plural ceannphoirt)

1. chief place, capital
2. Alternative form of ceannfort

Declension

Declension of ceannphort

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ceannphort ceannphoirt Vocative a cheannphoirt a cheannphorta Genitive ceannphoirt ceannphort Dative ceannphort ceannphoirt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceannphort na ceannphoirt Genitive an cheannphoirt na gceannphort Dative leis an gceannphort don cheannphort leis na ceannphoirt

Synonyms

• (capital city): príomhchathair

Etymology 2

Noun

ceannphort m (genitive singular ceannphoirt, nominative plural ceannphorta)

1. Alternative form of ceannbheart

Declension

Declension of ceannphort

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ceannphort ceannphorta Vocative a cheannphoirt a cheannphorta Genitive ceannphoirt ceannphort Dative ceannphort ceannphorta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceannphort na ceannphorta Genitive an cheannphoirt na gceannphort Dative leis an gceannphort don cheannphort leis na ceannphorta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceannphort	cheannphort	gceannphort
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.