cianaosta
Irish
Etymology
From cianaois (“old age; ancient times”) + -ta (adjectival suffix) or cian- (“long; remote, distant”) + aosta (“aged, old”).
Adjective
cianaosta
- long-lived, very old
- pristine, primeval
Declension
Declension of cianaosta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cianaosta | chianaosta | cianaosta; chianaosta² | |
| Vocative | chianaosta | cianaosta | ||
| Genitive | cianaosta | cianaosta | cianaosta | |
| Dative | cianaosta; chianaosta¹ |
chianaosta | cianaosta; chianaosta² | |
| Comparative | níos cianaosta | |||
| Superlative | is cianaosta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (very old): foraosta
Related terms
Terms related to cianaosta
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cianaosta | chianaosta | gcianaosta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "cianaosta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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