ceannrua

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“-headed”) +‎ rua (“red”).

Adjective

ceannrua (genitive singular masculine ceannrua, genitive singular feminine ceannruaí, plural ceannrua, not comparable)

1. red-headed, red-haired

   Synonyms: fionnrua, foltrua, rua, ruafholtach

Declension

Declension of ceannrua

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ceannrua	cheannrua	ceannrua; cheannrua2
vocative	cheannrua		ceannrua
genitive		ceannruaí	ceannrua	ceannrua
dative	ceannrua; cheannrua1	cheannrua	ceannrua; cheannrua2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceannrua

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceannrua	cheannrua	gceannrua

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannrua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceannrua”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ceannrua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024