censae
English
Noun
censae
- (rare, proscribed) plural of census
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkẽː.sae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛn.se]
Adjective
cēnsae
- inflection of cēnsus:
- nominative/vocative feminine plural
- genitive/dative feminine singular
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʲen͈sɘ]
Noun
censae f (genitive censae, no plural)
- 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.
- 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
Declension
| 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
| 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
| 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.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cennsae or dil.ie/8672”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language