ceanndubh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ceann- (“-headed”) + dubh (“black”)
Adjective[edit]
ceanndubh
Declension[edit]
Declension of ceanndubh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceanndubh | cheanndubh | ceanndubha; cheanndubha² | |
Vocative | cheannduibh | ceanndubha | ||
Genitive | ceanndubhe | ceanndubha | ceanndubh | |
Dative | ceanndubh; cheanndubh¹ |
cheanndubh; cheannduibh (archaic) |
ceanndubha; cheanndubha² | |
Comparative | níos ceanndubhe | |||
Superlative | is ceanndubhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceanndubh | cheanndubh | gceanndubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |