ceannramhar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ceann- (“-headed”) + ramhar (“fat”)
Adjective
[edit]ceannramhar (genitive singular feminine ceannraimhre, plural ceannramhra)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ceannramhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceannramhar | cheannramhar | ceannramhra; cheannramhra² | |
Vocative | cheannramhair | ceannramhra | ||
Genitive | ceannraimhre | ceannramhra | ceannramhar | |
Dative | ceannramhar; cheannramhar¹ |
cheannramhar; cheannramhair (archaic) |
ceannramhra; cheannramhra² | |
Comparative | níos ceannraimhre | |||
Superlative | is ceannraimhre |
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 |
ceannramhar | cheannramhar | gceannramhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |