cinneadh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cinned. By surface analysis, cinn +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲə/
• (Kerry, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/

Noun

cinneadh m (genitive singular as substantive cinnidh, genitive as verbal noun cinnte, nominative plural cinntí)

1. verbal noun of cinn
2. determination, decision, ascertainment

   Synonym: cinntiúchán

3. (sports) decision
4. finding, conclusion

   Synonym: comhairle

Declension

Substantive

Declension of cinneadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cinneadh cinntí Vocative a chinnidh a chinntí Genitive cinnidh cinntí Dative cinneadh cinntí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cinneadh na cinntí Genitive an chinnidh na gcinntí Dative leis an gcinneadh don chinneadh leis na cinntí

Verbal noun

Declension of cinneadh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cinneadh Vocative a chinneadh Genitive cinnte Dative cinneadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cinneadh Genitive an chinnte Dative leis an gcinneadh don chinneadh

Derived terms

• cinneadhtheoiric
• féinchinneadh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲəɡ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/

Verb

cinneadh

1. autonomous past indicative of cinn

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲəx/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/

Verb

cinneadh

1. inflection of cinn:
   1. analytic past subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cinneadh	chinneadh	gcinneadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ciniud (“offspring, children, descendants”).

Noun

cinneadh m (genitive singular cinnidh, plural cinnidhean)

1. clan, kin, kindred, surname, tribe, nation

Derived terms

• ceann-cinnidh (“chieftain”)
• gràin-cinnidh (“racism”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cinneadh	chinneadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.