ceanntrom

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

ceanntrom m (genitive singular ceanntroim)

1. bullying, oppression

Declension

Declension of ceanntrom (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ceanntrom vocative a cheanntroim genitive ceanntroim dative ceanntrom forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ceanntrom genitive an cheanntroim dative leis an gceanntrom don cheanntrom

Etymology 2

From ceann- (“-headed”) +‎ trom (“heavy”).

Adjective

ceanntrom

1. top-heavy
2. sluggish, drowsy

Declension

Declension of ceanntrom

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ceanntrom	cheanntrom	ceanntroma; cheanntroma2
vocative	cheanntroim		ceanntroma
genitive		ceanntrome	ceanntroma	ceanntrom
dative	ceanntrom; cheanntrom1	cheanntrom; cheanntroim (archaic)	ceanntroma; cheanntroma2
Comparative	níos ceanntrome
Superlative	is ceanntrome

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceanntrom

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceanntrom	cheanntrom	gceanntrom

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanntrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN