ceannaich
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cennaigid; synchronically ceann + -ich ("reckoning by head"). Compare Irish ceannaigh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲan̪ˠɪç/
Verb
ceannaich (past cheannaich, future ceannaichidh, verbal noun ceannach, past participle ceannaichte)
- buy, purchase
Derived terms
- ath-cheannaich (“redeem, repurchase”)
- ceannaiche (“merchant, salesman; buyer”)
Noun
ceannaich m
- genitive singular of ceannach