céanna

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cétna (“same”), from Old Irish cétnae (“first, same”), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kentus (“first”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

céanna (not comparable)

  1. very, same
Declension
Declension of céanna
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative céanna chéanna céanna;
chéanna2
vocative chéanna céanna
genitive céanna céanna céanna
dative céanna;
chéanna1 		chéanna céanna;
chéanna2
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

Noun

an céanna m (genitive singular an chéanna)

  1. very, same
Declension
Declension of céanna (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative céanna
vocative a chéanna
genitive céanna
dative céanna
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an céanna
genitive an chéanna
dative leis an gcéanna
don chéanna
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

céanna f pl

  1. plural of cé (“quay”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of céanna
radical lenition eclipsis
céanna chéanna gcéanna

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 166, page 63
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