céanna

See also: ceanna

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cétna (same), from Old Irish cétnae (first, same), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kentus (first).

Alternative forms

  • céadhna, céadna, ceudhna, ceudna (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Adjective

céanna (not comparable)

  1. very, same
Declension
Declension of céanna
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative céanna chéanna céanna;
chéanna2
vocative chéanna céanna
genitive céanna céanna céanna
dative céanna;
chéanna1
chéanna céanna;
chéanna2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

an céanna m (genitive singular an chéanna)

  1. very, same
Declension
Declension of céanna (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative céanna
vocative a chéanna
genitive céanna
dative céanna
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an céanna
genitive an chéanna
dative leis an gcéanna
don chéanna
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “céadna”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 172; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “céanna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • céanna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

céanna f pl

  1. plural of (quay)

Mutation

Mutated forms of céanna
radical lenition eclipsis
céanna chéanna gcéanna

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 318, page 159
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 206, page 38
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 166, page 63