ceanúil

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cenamail. By surface analysis, cion +‎ -úil.

Adjective

ceanúil (genitive singular masculine ceanúil, genitive singular feminine ceanúla, plural ceanúla, comparative ceanúla)

  1. loving, affectionate
    Synonyms: caithiseach, cionmhar, grámhar, muirneach

Declension

Declension of ceanúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ceanúil cheanúil ceanúla;
cheanúla2
vocative cheanúil ceanúla
genitive ceanúla ceanúla ceanúil
dative ceanúil;
cheanúil1 		cheanúil ceanúla;
cheanúla2
Comparative níos ceanúla
Superlative is ceanúla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceanúil
radical lenition eclipsis
ceanúil cheanúil gceanúil

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

References

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