ceann cait

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Irish

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Ceann cait (Asio otus)

Etymology

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ceann (head) +‎ cait (of cat)

Noun

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ceann cait m (genitive singular cinn chait, nominative plural cinn chait)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ceann,‎ cait.
  2. long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceann cait cheann cait gceann cait
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.