ceannasaí

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

ceannas +‎ -aí

Noun

ceannasaí m (genitive singular ceannasaí, nominative plural ceannasaithe)

  1. (military) commander
  2. (informal) boss, chief, head honcho
    Synonyms: bas, ceannaire, saoiste
Declension
Declension of ceannasaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ceannasaí ceannasaithe
vocative a cheannasaí a cheannasaithe
genitive ceannasaí ceannasaithe
dative ceannasaí ceannasaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ceannasaí na ceannasaithe
genitive an cheannasaí na gceannasaithe
dative leis an gceannasaí
don cheannasaí
leis na ceannasaithe

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ceannasaí

  1. inflection of ceannasach:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceannasaí
radical lenition eclipsis
ceannasaí cheannasaí gceannasaí

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