ceanúil
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish cenamail; synchronically cion + -úil.
Adjective
ceanúil (genitive singular masculine ceanúil, genitive singular feminine ceanúla, plural ceanúla, comparative ceanúla)
- loving, affectionate
- Synonyms: caithiseach, cionmhar, grámhar
Declension
Declension of ceanúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceanúil | cheanúil | ceanúla; cheanúla² | |
| Vocative | cheanúil | ceanúla | ||
| Genitive | ceanúla | ceanúla | ceanúil | |
| Dative | ceanúil; cheanúil¹ |
cheanúil | ceanúla; cheanúla² | |
| Comparative | níos ceanúla | |||
| Superlative | is ceanúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceanúil | cheanúil | gceanúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceanúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceanúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceanúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024