ceanndána

Irish

Etymology

ceann (“head”) +‎ dána (“bold”)

Adjective

ceanndána

1. headstrong, stubborn, obstinate

   Synonyms: cruamhuineálach, ceanntréan, ciotrúnta, stuacach, dáigh

Declension

Declension of ceanndána

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ceanndána	cheanndána	ceanndána; cheanndána2
vocative	cheanndána		ceanndána
genitive		ceanndána	ceanndána	ceanndána
dative	ceanndána; cheanndána1	cheanndána	ceanndána; cheanndána2
Comparative	níos ceanndána
Superlative	is ceanndána

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

• ceanndánacht (“stubbornness”, noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceanndána

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceanndána	cheanndána	gceanndána

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) “ceanndána”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN