Ceanadach

Irish

Etymology

From Ceanada (“Canada”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Ceanadach (genitive singular masculine Ceanadaigh, genitive singular feminine Ceanadaí, plural Ceanadacha, not comparable)

1. Canadian

Declension

Declension of Ceanadach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Ceanadach	Cheanadach	Ceanadacha; Cheanadacha²
Vocative	Cheanadaigh		Ceanadacha
Genitive		Ceanadaí	Ceanadacha	Ceanadach
Dative	Ceanadach; Cheanadach¹	Cheanadach; Cheanadaigh (archaic)	Ceanadacha; Cheanadacha²
Comparative	níos Ceanadaí
Superlative	is Ceanadaí

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

• Ceanadach Francach (“French Canadian”, adjective)

Noun

Ceanadach m (genitive singular Ceanadaigh, nominative plural Ceanadaigh)

1. Canadian

Declension

Declension of Ceanadach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Ceanadach Ceanadaigh Vocative a Cheanadaigh a Cheanadacha Genitive Ceanadaigh Ceanadach Dative Ceanadach Ceanadaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Ceanadach na Ceanadaigh Genitive an Cheanadaigh na gCeanadach Dative leis an gCeanadach don Cheanadach leis na Ceanadaigh

Derived terms

• Ceanadach Francach (“French Canadian”, noun)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Ceanadach	Cheanadach	gCeanadach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ceanadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Ceanadach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Ceanadach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.