cainneann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cainnenn, cainenn (“garlic, leeks, onion”), from Proto-Celtic *kasninā.

Noun

cainneann f (genitive singular cainninne, nominative plural cainneanna)

  1. leek

Declension

Declension of cainneann (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cainneann cainneanna
vocative a chainneann a chainneanna
genitive cainninne cainneann
dative cainneann cainneanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chainneann na cainneanna
genitive na cainninne na gcainneann
dative leis an gcainneann
don chainneann 		leis na cainneanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of cainneann
radical lenition eclipsis
cainneann chainneann gcainneann

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

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