From Middle Irish cétna (“same”), from Old Irish cétnae (“first, same”), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kentus (“first”).
céanna (not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| 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.
an céanna m (genitive singular an chéanna)
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
céanna f pl
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| céanna | chéanna | gcéanna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||