ceannfort

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish cennport (“chief, leader”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcoun̪ˠfˠəɾˠt̪ˠ/[3]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠfˠəɾʲtʲ/[4], /ˈcan̪ˠfˠuɾˠtʲ/[5]
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠfˠɞɾˠt̪ˠ/[6]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠfˠəɾˠtʲ/[7], /ˈcan̪ˠfˠɞɾˠtʲ/[8]; /ˈcan̪ˠfˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ/[9][10]

Usage notes

The Galway and Ulster forms ending in /tʲ/ are singular even though they correspond to the plural of the standard language.

Noun

ceannfort m (genitive singular ceannfoirt, nominative plural ceannfoirt)

  1. commander, leader
  2. (military) commandant
  3. (law enforcement) superintendent

Declension

Declension of ceannfort (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceannfort ceannfoirt
vocative a cheannfoirt a cheannforta
genitive ceannfoirt ceannfort
dative ceannfort ceannfoirt
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ceannfort na ceannfoirt
genitive an cheannfoirt na gceannfort
dative leis an gceannfort
don cheannfort 		leis na ceannfoirt

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceannfort
radical lenition eclipsis
ceannfort cheannfort gceannfort

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

References

References
  1. ^ “ceannfort”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cennphort”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, § 339 (c), page 158
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 169
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1022, page 133
  7. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922), The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, § 31 note 3, page 14
  8. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 164, page 71
  9. ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 423
  10. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 251

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceann-ṗort”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 177; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceannfort”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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