Ceanadach
Irish
Etymology
From Ceanada (“Canada”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Ceanadach (genitive singular masculine Ceanadaigh, genitive singular feminine Ceanadaí, plural Ceanadacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Ceanadach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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)
Declension
Declension of Ceanadach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Ceanadach Francach (“French Canadian”, noun)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ceanadach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Ceanadach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024