ceannasach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command; forwardness, self-assertiveness”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaigh, genitive singular feminine ceannasaí, plural ceannasacha, comparative ceannasaí)

  1. ruling, sovereign
    Synonym: ardcheannasach
  2. commanding, masterful
  3. forward, self-assertive; bold, assured
  4. (music) dominant

Declension

Declension of ceannasach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative ceannasach cheannasach ceannasacha;
cheannasacha²
Vocative cheannasaigh ceannasacha
Genitive ceannasaí ceannasacha ceannasach
Dative ceannasach;
cheannasach¹ 		cheannasach;
cheannasaigh (archaic) 		ceannasacha;
cheannasacha²
Comparative níos ceannasaí
Superlative is ceannasaí

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

ceannasach m (genitive singular ceannasaigh, nominative plural ceannasaigh)

  1. (music) dominant

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceannasach cheannasach gceannasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cennasach. By surface analysis, ceannas +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲan̪ˠəs̪əx/

Adjective

ceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaich, comparative ceannasaiche)

  1. dominant, superior
  2. absolute (ruler, power, etc.)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ceannasach cheannasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceannasach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cennasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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