ceanntrom

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

ceanntrom m (genitive singular ceanntroim)

1. bullying, oppression

Declension

Declension of ceanntrom

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ceanntrom Vocative a cheanntroim Genitive ceanntroim Dative ceanntrom

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ceanntrom Genitive an cheanntroim Dative leis an gceanntrom don cheanntrom

Etymology 2

From ceann- (“-headed”) +‎ trom (“heavy”).

Adjective

ceanntrom

1. top-heavy
2. sluggish, drowsy

Declension

Declension of ceanntrom

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ceanntrom	cheanntrom	ceanntroma; cheanntroma²
Vocative	cheanntroim		ceanntroma
Genitive		ceanntrome	ceanntroma	ceanntrom
Dative	ceanntrom; cheanntrom¹	cheanntrom; cheanntroim (archaic)	ceanntroma; cheanntroma²
Comparative	níos ceanntrome
Superlative	is ceanntrome

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceanntrom	cheanntrom	gceanntrom
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanntrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN