cinneadh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cinned. By surface analysis, cinn + -adh.
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈcɪɲə/
- (Kerry, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/
Noun
cinneadh m (genitive singular as substantive cinnidh, genitive as verbal noun cinnte, nominative plural cinntí)
- verbal noun of cinn
- determination, decision, ascertainment
- Synonym: cinntiúchán
- (sports) decision
- finding, conclusion
- Synonym: comhairle
Declension
- Substantive
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- Verbal noun
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈcɪɲəɡ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəɡ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/
Verb
cinneadh
- autonomous past indicative of cinn
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈcɪɲəx/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəx/
- (Galway) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲəx/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈcɪn̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈcɪn̠ʲu/
Verb
cinneadh
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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cinneadh | chinneadh | gcinneadh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cinneadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cinneadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cinneadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ciniud (“offspring, children, descendants”).
Noun
cinneadh m (genitive singular cinnidh, plural cinnidhean)
Derived terms
- ceann-cinnidh (“chieftain”)
- gràin-cinnidh (“racism”)
Mutation
radical | lenition |
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cinneadh | chinneadh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.