ceannaí
Irish
Alternative forms
- ceannaidhe, ceannuighe (superseded)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /caˈn̪ˠiː/
Noun
ceannaí m (genitive singular ceannaí, nominative plural ceannaithe)
- merchant, trader, monger
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 193:
- Fear saidhbhir agus ceannaidhe fairrge do b’eadh é.
- He was a rich man and a sea merchant.
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 193:
Declension
Declension of ceannaí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceannaí | cheannaí | gceannaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cennaige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ceannuiġe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceannaiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceannaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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