cainéal

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle English canel, from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella, a diminutive of canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Noun

cainéal m (genitive singular cainéil)

  1. cinnamon
Declension
Declension of cainéal (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cainéal
vocative a chainéil
genitive cainéil
dative cainéal
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an cainéal
genitive an chainéil
dative leis an gcainéal
don chainéal

Etymology 2

From Middle English canel (variant of chanel), from Anglo-Norman canel, from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis (channel; canal), from canna (reed, cane) (see Etymology 1 above). Doublet of canáil.

Noun

cainéal m (genitive singular cainéil, nominative plural cainéil)

  1. channel (for water)
  2. (broadcasting) channel (on television etc.)
    Synonym: bealach
Declension
Declension of cainéal (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cainéal cainéil
vocative a chainéil a chainéala
genitive cainéil cainéal
dative cainéal cainéil
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cainéal na cainéil
genitive an chainéil na gcainéal
dative leis an gcainéal
don chainéal
leis na cainéil

Mutation

Mutated forms of cainéal
radical lenition eclipsis
cainéal chainéal gcainéal

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

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