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ceann

Irish

Noun

ceann m ‎(genitive singular cinn, nominative plural cinn)

head
head of cabbage, capitulum
end, extremity
roof
one (modified by an adjective or demonstrative, referring to an object or animal)

Tá ceann dearg agam.‎ ― I have a red one [e.g. chair].

Feicim trí cinn ghlasa.‎ ― I see three green ones [e.g. birds].

Is mian liom an ceann sin.‎ ― I want that one [e.g. toy].
used as a dummy noun to support a number, referring to an object or animal

Tá ceann amháin agam.‎ ― I have one [e.g. chair].

Feicim trí cinn.‎ ― I see three [e.g. birds].

Declension

Declension of ceann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ceann	cinn
Vocative	a chinn	a cheanna
Genitive	cinn	ceann
Dative	ceann	cinn

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ceann	na cinn
Genitive	an chinn	na gceann
Dative	leis an gceann don cheann	leis na cinn

Alternative nominative/dative plural: ceanna (Cois Fharraige)

Synonyms

(head of cabbage): tor
(head, roof): cloigeann (Ulster)

Derived terms

Terms derived from ceann

ar ceann ‎(“at the head of; at the end of; ahead of, in front of; before, against the coming of; for, to get”)
blaosc an chinn ‎(“skull, cranium”)
ceannadhairt ‎(“bolster, pillow”)
ceannaimsir ‎(“set time”)
ceannairgead ‎(“head money, poll tax”)
ceannas ‎(“headship; authority”)
ceannbhalla ‎(“headwall; hanging wall”)
ceannbheart ‎(“headgear”)
ceann cait ‎(“long-eared owl”)

ceanncheathrú ‎(“headquarters”)
ceannlampa ‎(“headlamp”)
ceann tíre ‎(“headland”)
cró an chinn ‎(“fontanelle”)
croscheann ‎(“crosshead”)
éadach cinn ‎(“jib, head-cloth”)
faoi cheann ‎(“at the end of”)
focheann ‎(“odd, occasional one”)

iomaire cinn ‎(“headland”)
mírcheann ‎(“heading”)
mórcheannach ‎(“big-headed”)
néarcheann ‎(“nerve ending”)
os cionn ‎(“above”)
rópa cinn ‎(“headrope”)
siorc ceann casúir ‎(“hammerhead shark”)
tinneas cinn ‎(“headache”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceann	cheann	gceann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"ceann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“1 cenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cenn (compare Manx kione), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom (compare Welsh pen, Breton penn).

Noun

ceann m ‎(genitive singular cinn, plural cinn)

head (of a body or a group of people)
end (the extreme part of something)

Usage notes

According to context the word can denote the farthest part of anything - top of a road, bottom of a stair, a promontory, hilt of a sword etc.

ceann a' bhocsa‎ ― the lid of the box

ceann na creige‎ ― the top of the rock
Also frequently used figuratively.

bho cheann gu ceann‎ ― from end to end

an ceann greise‎ ― after a while

Derived terms

Terms derived from ceann

aig a' cheann thall ‎(“in the long run”)
airgead-ceann m ‎(“reward offered for the head of a rebel or outlaw”)
an ceann a chéile ‎(“together”, adverb)
an ceann ‎(“ahead”, adverb)
an ceann ‎(“in the end, at the expiration of”)
bàrr a' chinn ‎(“crown of head”)
buail an ceann ‎(“occur, come to mind”)
bun os ceann ‎(“upside down, topsy-turvy”, adverb)
ceann a' chnac m ‎(“thwart-brace of a boat”)
ceann a' chraidh m ‎(“thwart-brace of boat”)
ceann-achra m ‎(“epiphany”)
ceann-adhairt m ‎(“pillow; bed-head”)
ceann-aghaidh f ‎(“forehead; countenance, physiognomy”)
ceann-aimsir m ‎(“date, epoch, era; term, period”)
ceann-aimsreach m ‎(“term-day”)

ceann air chrith m ‎(“quaking grass”)
ceann-airm m ‎(“general, head of an army”)
ceann-ama ‎(“deadline”)
ceann-aobhair m ‎(“prime cause, first cause”)
ceann-aodach m ‎(“head-dress; mitre; turban”)
ceannard ‎(“chief, boss”)
ceann-àrd ‎(“high-headed”, adj)
ceann-armailt m ‎(“general, commander of an array”)
ceann-bàn a' mhonaidh m ‎(“cotton-sedge”)
ceann-barrach m ‎(“jack-fish, dike”)
ceann-bheart m ‎(“helmet, head-piece”)
ceann-bhiorach ‎(“conical, pointed at the head”, adj)
ceann-bhrat m ‎(“canopy”)
ceann-cinnidh ‎(“chieftain”)
ceann-daoraich ‎(“hangover”)

ceann-dubhag an t-seilich ‎(“willow tit”)
ceann-dubhag ‎(“marsh tit”)
ceannfhacal ‎(“headword”)
ceann-latha ‎(“date”)
ceann-na-cìche ‎(“nipple”)
ceann-rèile ‎(“railway terminal”)
ceann-sgrìobhadh ‎(“caption; motto; subject”)
ceann simileir ‎(“chimney pot”)
ceann-suidhe ‎(“president”)
dì-cheann ‎(“behead”)
gealag-dhubh-cheannach ‎(“reed bunting”)
gnogadh cinn ‎(“nod”, noun)
iar-cheann-suidhe ‎(“vice president”)
os cionn ‎(“above”)
sgarfa-cinn ‎(“headscarf”)

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
“1 cenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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ceann

ceann

Irish

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