ceannchathair

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“chief, main”) +‎ cathair (“city”).

Noun

ceannchathair f (genitive singular ceannchathrach, nominative plural ceannchathracha)

1. metropolis

Declension

Declension of ceannchathair (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ceannchathair ceannchathracha vocative a cheannchathair a cheannchathracha genitive ceannchathrach ceannchathracha dative ceannchathair ceannchathracha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cheannchathair na ceannchathracha genitive na ceannchathrach na gceannchathracha dative leis an gceannchathair don cheannchathair leis na ceannchathracha

Synonyms

• ardchathair, cathair mhór

Derived terms

• ceannchathartha (“metropolitan”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceannchathair

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceannchathair	cheannchathair	gceannchathair

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannchathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ceannchathair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025