ceannasaí

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /can̪ˠəˈsˠiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠəsˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠəsˠi/

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 main entry.

Adjective

ceannasaí

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceannasaí cheannasaí gceannasaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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