ceanngheal
Irish
Etymology
ceann- (“-headed”) + geal
Adjective
ceanngheal (genitive singular feminine ceannghile, comparative ceannghile)
- white-headed
Declension
Declension of ceanngheal
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceanngheal | cheanngheal | ceanngheala; cheanngheala² | |
Vocative | cheannghil | ceanngheala | ||
Genitive | ceanngheale | ceanngheala | ceanngheal | |
Dative | ceanngheal; cheanngheal¹ | cheanngheal; cheannghil (archaic) | ceanngheala; cheanngheala² | |
Comparative | níos ceanngheale | |||
Superlative | is ceanngheale |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceanngheal | cheanngheal | gceanngheal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |