Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cenntar.

Noun

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ceantar m (genitive singular ceantair, nominative plural ceantair)

  1. district, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality, country
    Synonym: dúiche
  2. (geology) field (region containing a particular mineral)
Declension
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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
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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

  1. canter
Declension
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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

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Mutated forms of ceantar
radical lenition eclipsis
ceantar cheantar gceantar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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