ceannrua
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ceann- (“-headed”) rua (“red”).
Adjective
[edit]ceannrua (genitive singular masculine ceannrua, genitive singular feminine ceannruaí, plural ceannrua, not comparable)
- red-headed, red-haired
- Synonyms: fionnrua, foltrua, rua, ruafholtach
Declension
[edit]Declension of ceannrua
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceannrua | cheannrua | ceannrua; cheannrua² | |
Vocative | cheannrua | ceannrua | ||
Genitive | ceannruaí | ceannrua | ceannrua | |
Dative | ceannrua; cheannrua¹ |
cheannrua | ceannrua; cheannrua² | |
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.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceannrua | cheannrua | gceannrua |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannrua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceannrua”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceannrua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024