ceapánta

Irish

Etymology

From ceapán +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cəˈpˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1]

Adjective

ceapánta

  1. stiff, rigid
  2. starched
  3. niggardly

Declension

Declension of ceapánta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceapánta cheapánta ceapánta;
cheapánta2
vocative cheapánta ceapánta
genitive ceapánta ceapánta ceapánta
dative ceapánta;
cheapánta1 		cheapánta ceapánta;
cheapánta2
Comparative níos ceapánta
Superlative is ceapánta

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceapánta
radical lenition eclipsis
ceapánta cheapánta gceapánta

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, § 107, page 58

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