cinneadh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cinned. Synchronically analyzable as cinn +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

(Ring, West Muskerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲə/
(West Kerry, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲə/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/

Noun

cinneadh m (genitive singular as substantive cinnidh, genitive as verbal noun cinnte, nominative plural cinntí)

Declension

As substantive

Declension of cinneadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cinneadh	cinntí
Vocative	a chinnidh	a chinntí
Genitive	cinnidh	cinntí
Dative	cinneadh	cinntí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cinneadh	na cinntí
Genitive	an chinnidh	na gcinntí
Dative	leis an gcinneadh don chinneadh	leis na cinntí

As verbal noun

Declension of cinneadh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	cinneadh
Vocative	a chinneadh
Genitive	cinnte
Dative	cinneadh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an cinneadh
Genitive	an chinnte
Dative	leis an gcinneadh don chinneadh

Synonyms

(determination, ascertainment): cinntiúchán
(conclusion): comhairle

Derived terms

cinneadhtheoiric (“decision theory”)
féinchinneadh (“self-determination”)

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

(Ring, West Muskerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲəɡ/
(West Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəɡ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəvˠ/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/

Verb

cinneadh

autonomous past indicative of cinn

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

(Ring, West Muskerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲəx/
(West Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəx/
(Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲəx/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/

Verb

cinneadh

inflection of cinn:
1. analytic past subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cinneadh	chinneadh	gcinneadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ciniud (“offspring, children, descendants”).

Noun

cinneadh m (genitive singular cinnidh, plural cinnidhean)

clan, kin, kindred, surname, tribe, nation

Derived terms

ceann-cinnidh (“chieftain”)
gràin-cinnidh (“racism”)

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