ceantar

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɑun̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈcan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cenntar.

Noun

ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair)

1. district, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality, country

   Synonym: dúiche

2. (geology) field (region containing a particular mineral)

Declension

Declension of ceantar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ceantar ceantair Vocative a cheantair a cheantara Genitive ceantair ceantar Dative ceantar ceantair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceantar na ceantair Genitive an cheantair na gceantar Dative leis an gceantar don cheantar leis na ceantair

Alternative forms

• ceanntar (superseded)

Derived terms

• ceantar coisithe
• focheantar
• iarncheantar
• lárcheantar

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair or ceantracha)

1. canter

Declension

Declension of ceantar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ceantar ceantair Vocative a cheantair a cheantara Genitive ceantair ceantar Dative ceantar ceantair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceantar na ceantair Genitive an cheantair na gceantar Dative leis an gceantar don cheantar leis na ceantair

• Alternative plural: ceantracha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceantar	cheantar	gceantar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cenntar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceanntar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceantar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceantar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ceantar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24