ceanntréan

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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ceann-tréan, ceanntreun, ceann-treun, ceinn-treun, cinntréan, cinn-tréan (obsolete)

Etymology

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From ceann +‎ tréan, a calque of English headstrong or possibly of its Middle English ancestor [from 17th c.].

Adjective

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ceanntréan (genitive singular masculine ceanntréin, genitive singular feminine ceanntréine, plural ceanntréana, comparative ceanntreise)

  1. obstinate, headstrong, wilful
    Synonyms: ceanndána, dáigh

Declension

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Declension of ceanntréan
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative ceanntréan cheanntréan ceanntréana;
cheanntréana²
Vocative cheanntréin ceanntréana
Genitive ceanntréine ceanntréana ceanntréan
Dative ceanntréan;
cheanntréan¹ 		cheanntréan;
cheanntréin (archaic) 		ceanntréana;
cheanntréana²
Comparative níos ceanntreise
Superlative is ceanntreise

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

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceanntréan cheanntréan gceanntréan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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