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ceannaí
ceannaí
Irish
Alternative forms
- ceannaidhe (superseded)
Noun
ceannaí m (genitive singular ceannaí, nominative plural ceannaithe)
- merchant, trader, monger
- 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
- Fear saidhbhir agus ceannaidhe fairrge do b’eadh é.
- He was a rich man and a sea merchant.
- Fear saidhbhir agus ceannaidhe fairrge do b’eadh é.
- 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
Declension
Declension of ceannaí
Fourth declension
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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
- ↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 193.
- “1 cennaige” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ceannaiḋe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "ceannaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.