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ceantar
ceantar
Irish
Noun
ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair)
- district, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality, country
- (geology) field (region containing a particular mineral)
Declension
Declension of ceantar
First declension
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative forms
- ceanntar (superseded)
Synonyms
- (district, locality): dúiche
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Noun
ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair or ceantracha)
Declension
Declension of ceantar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: ceantracha
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceantar | cheantar | gceantar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “cenntar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ceanntar” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "ceantar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.