censae

English

Noun

censae

  1. (rare, proscribed) plural of census

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

cēnsae

  1. inflection of cēnsus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
    2. genitive/dative feminine singular

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cennais +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʲen͈sɘ]

Noun

censae f (genitive censae, no plural)

  1. gentleness
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
      Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.
      He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative censaeL
vocative censaeL
accusative censaiN
genitive censae
dative censaiL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative censeL
vocative censeL
accusative censiN
genitive cense
dative censiL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: ceansa

Mutation

Mutation of censae
radical lenition nasalization
censae chensae censae
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

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