ceanúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cion +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ceanúil (genitive singular masculine ceanúil, genitive singular feminine ceanúla, plural ceanúla, comparative ceanúla)

  1. loving, affectionate, tender
    Synonyms: caithiseach, cionmhar, grámhar, muirneach
  2. fond [with ar ‘of’]

Declension

Declension of ceanúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceanúil cheanúil ceanúla;
cheanúla2
vocative cheanúil ceanúla
genitive ceanúla ceanúla ceanúil
dative ceanúil;
cheanúil1 		cheanúil ceanúla;
cheanúla2
Comparative níos ceanúla
Superlative is ceanúla

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

  • ceanúlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceanúil
radical lenition eclipsis
ceanúil cheanúil gceanúil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “ceanúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 170
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 39

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