ceanúil
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish cenamail. By surface analysis, cion + -úil.
Adjective
[edit]ceanúil (genitive singular masculine ceanúil, genitive singular feminine ceanúla, plural ceanúla, comparative ceanúla)
- loving, affectionate
- Synonyms: caithiseach, cionmhar, grámhar, muirneach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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.
Mutation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceanúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceanúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025