ceatharnach
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ceatharnach m (genitive singular ceatharnaigh, nominative plural ceatharnaigh)
- Ulster form of ceithearnach (“kern; pawn”)
Declension edit
Declension of ceatharnach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceatharnach | cheatharnach | gceatharnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 67
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish ceithernach (“member or leader of a ceithern”), from ceithern (“kern, band of fighting-men; band or collection of persons in general”). Cognate with Irish ceithearnach.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ceatharnach m (genitive singular ceatharnaich, plural ceatharnaich)