ceannasach
Irish
Etymology
ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command; forwardness, self-assertiveness”) + -ach.
Adjective
ceannasach
Declension
Declension of ceannasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceannasach | cheannasach | ceannasacha; cheannasacha² | |
| Vocative | cheannasaigh | ceannasacha | ||
| Genitive | ceannasaí | ceannasacha | ceannasach | |
| Dative | ceannasach; cheannasach¹ |
cheannasach; cheannasaigh (archaic) |
ceannasacha; cheannasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ceannasaí | |||
| Superlative | is ceannasaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- ardcheannasach (“sovereign”)
Derived terms
- focheannasach (“subdominant”)
- tréith cheannasach (“dominant trait”)
Noun
ceannasach m (genitive singular ceannasaigh, nominative plural ceannasaigh)
Derived terms
- focheannasach (“subdominant”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceannasach | cheannasach | gceannasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Adjective
ceannasach
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