ceatharnach

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ceatharnach m (genitive singular ceatharnaigh, nominative plural ceatharnaigh)

  1. Ulster form of ceithearnach (kern; pawn)

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceatharnach cheatharnach gceatharnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 67

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish ceithernach (member or leader of a ceithern), from ceithern (kern, band of fighting-men; band or collection of persons in general). Cognate with Irish ceithearnach.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛhərˠn̪ˠəx/

Noun[edit]

ceatharnach m (genitive singular ceatharnaich, plural ceatharnaich)

  1. cateran
  2. hero

Synonyms[edit]