ceannbhaile

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“chief, main”) +‎ baile (“town”).

Noun

ceannbhaile m (genitive singular ceannbhaile, nominative plural ceannbhailte)

  1. chief town
  2. upper part of town, of townland

Declension

Declension of ceannbhaile (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceannbhaile ceannbhailte
vocative a cheannbhaile a cheannbhailte
genitive ceannbhaile ceannbhailte
dative ceannbhaile ceannbhailte
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ceannbhaile na ceannbhailte
genitive an cheannbhaile na gceannbhailte
dative leis an gceannbhaile
don cheannbhaile 		leis na ceannbhailte

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceannbhaile
radical lenition eclipsis
ceannbhaile cheannbhaile gceannbhaile

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

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