ceann cait

Irish

Etymology

ceann (“head”) +‎ cait (“of cat”)

Noun

ceann cait m (genitive singular cinn chait, nominative plural cinn chait)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ceann,‎ cait.
  2. long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceann cait
radical lenition eclipsis
ceann cait cheann cait gceann cait

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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