Ceanada
Irish
Etymology
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcanˠəd̪ˠə/
Proper noun
Ceanada m (genitive Ceanada)
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension
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Derived terms
- Ceanadach (“Canadian”, adjective)
- Ceanadach (“Canadian”, noun)
- Fraincis Cheanada f (“Canadian French”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Ceanada | Cheanada | gCeanada |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “Canada”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ceanada”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm