ceapánta
Irish
Etymology
From ceapán + -ta.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /cəˈpˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/, [cəˈpˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠt̪ˠə]
Adjective
ceapánta
- stiff, rigid
- Synonyms: righin, docht
- starched
- Synonym: stáirseáilte
- niggardly
- Synonyms: ceachartha, gortach
Declension
Declension of ceapánta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceapánta | cheapánta | gceapánta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ceapánta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceapánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58