ceannann
Irish
FWOTD – 8 March 2016
Alternative forms
- ceannfhionn (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish cenann, a compound of cenn (“head”) + finn (“white”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennowindos (“white-headed”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠən̪ˠ/
Adjective
ceannann (genitive singular masculine ceannainn, genitive singular feminine ceannainne, plural ceannanna, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of ceannann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceannann | cheannann | ceannanna; cheannanna² | |
| Vocative | cheannainn | ceannanna | ||
| Genitive | ceannainne | ceannanna | ceannann | |
| Dative | ceannann; cheannann¹ |
cheannann; cheannainn (archaic) |
ceannanna; cheannanna² | |
| 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.
Derived terms
- cál ceannann (“colcannon”)
- cearc cheannann (“(female) coot”)
- coileach ceannann (“(male) coot”)
Noun
ceannann m (genitive singular ceannainn, nominative plural ceannainn)
Declension
Declension of ceannann
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceannann | cheannann | gceannann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 75
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cenann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceannan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 126
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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