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
Declension
Declension of céanna
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
- ag an am céanna (“at the same time”)
- ar an gcuma chéanna (“similarly, in like manner”)
- ar an mbealach céanna (“similarly, in like manner”)
- céannacht (“identity”)
- céannaigh (“identify”, transitive verb)
- san am céanna (“at the same time”)
Declension
Derived terms
- mar an gcéanna (“similarly, in like manner”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céanna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “céanna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| céanna | chéanna | gcéanna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 166, page 63
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