cinnire

Irish

Alternative forms

• cingire

Etymology

cinn +‎ -ire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəɾʲə/
• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲɪɾʲə/

Noun

cinnire m (genitive singular cinnire, nominative plural cinnirí)

1. leader, guide
2. protector
3. provider
4. Alternative form of ceannaire

Declension

Declension of cinnire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cinnire cinnirí Vocative a chinnire a chinnirí Genitive cinnire cinnirí Dative cinnire cinnirí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cinnire na cinnirí Genitive an chinnire na gcinnirí Dative leis an gcinnire don chinnire leis na cinnirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cinnire	chinnire	gcinnire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “cinnire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cinnire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 138
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cinnire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN