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cenél
cenél
Old Irish
Noun
cenél n (genitive ceníuil or cenéuil or cenéoil, nominative plural cenél or cenéla)
- race (group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)
- people (group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.)
- kind (type, race, or category)
- (grammar) gender
Declension
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | cenélN | cenélN | cenélL, cenéla |
| Vocative | cenélN | cenélN | cenélL, cenéla |
| Accusative | cenélN | cenélN | cenélL, cenéla |
| Genitive | cenéuilL | cenél | cenélN |
| Dative | cenéulL | cenélaib | cenélaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cenél | chenél | cenél pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “cenél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.