ceantar

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cenntar.

Noun

ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair)

  1. district, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality, country
  2. (geology) field (region containing a particular mineral)
Declension
Declension of ceantar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ceantar ceantair
Vocative a cheantair a cheantara
Genitive ceantair ceantar
Dative ceantar ceantair

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ceantar na ceantair
Genitive an cheantair na gceantar
Dative leis an gceantar

don cheantar

 leis na ceantair
Alternative forms
  • ceanntar (superseded)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair or ceantracha)

  1. canter
Declension
Declension of ceantar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ceantar ceantair
Vocative a cheantair a cheantara
Genitive ceantair ceantar
Dative ceantar ceantair

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ceantar na ceantair
Genitive an cheantair na gceantar
Dative leis an gceantar

don cheantar

 leis na ceantair

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceantar cheantar gceantar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “cenntar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “ceanntar” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "ceantar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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