/cɑun̪ˠ/, /cɑːn̪ˠ/, /can̪ˠ/
BunúsFrom Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn (compare Manx kione), from Primitive Irish (attested in the personal names ᚉᚒᚅᚐ-ᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ (cuna-cenni, literally “dog's head”) and ᚊᚓᚅᚑ-ᚃᚓᚅᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (qeno-vendagni, literally “little fair-headed one”)), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom; compare Welsh pen, Breton penn.
- masculinehead
- masculinehead of cabbage, capitulum
- masculineend, extremity
- masculineroof
- masculineone (modified by an adjective or demonstrative, referring to an object or animal)
“Tá ceann dearg agam.” — I have a red one [e.g. chair].
“Feicim trí cinn ghlasa.” — I see three green ones [e.g. birds].
“Is mian liom an ceann sin.” — I want that one [e.g. toy].
- masculineused as a dummy noun to support a number, referring to an object or animal
“Tá ceann amháin agam.” — I have one [e.g. chair].
“Feicim trí cinn.” — I see three [e.g. birds].
Foirmeachacinn(genitive, singular) · cinn(nominative, plural) · ceann(indefinite, nominative, singular) · cinn(indefinite, nominative, plural) · a chinn(indefinite, singular, vocative) · a cheanna(indefinite, plural, vocative) · cinn(genitive, indefinite, singular) · ceann(genitive, indefinite, plural) · ceann(dative, indefinite, singular) · cinn(dative, indefinite, plural) · an ceann(definite, nominative, singular) · na cinn(definite, nominative, plural) · an chinn(definite, genitive, singular) · na gceann(definite, genitive, plural) · leis an gceann(dative, definite, singular) · don cheann(dative, definite, singular) · leis na cinn(dative, definite, plural) · ceann(error-unrecognized-form) · cheann(error-unrecognized-form) · gceann(error-unrecognized-form)
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