ceithearnach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ceithernach (“member or leader of a ceithern”). By surface analysis, ceithearn (“kern, band of fighting-men”) +‎ -ach. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ceatharnach.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceithearnach m (genitive singular ceithearnaigh, nominative plural ceithearnaigh)

  1. kern (light-armed foot soldier)
  2. (chess) pawn

Declension

Declension of ceithearnach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceithearnach ceithearnaigh
vocative a cheithearnaigh a cheithearnacha
genitive ceithearnaigh ceithearnach
dative ceithearnach ceithearnaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ceithearnach na ceithearnaigh
genitive an cheithearnaigh na gceithearnach
dative leis an gceithearnach
don cheithearnach 		leis na ceithearnaigh

Synonyms

See also

Chess pieces in Irish · fir fichille (layout · text)
rí banríon caiseal easpag ridire ceithearnach, fichillín

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceithearnach
radical lenition eclipsis
ceithearnach cheithearnach gceithearnach

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

References

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

Further reading

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