ceannrua

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“-headed”) +‎ rua (“red”).

Adjective

ceannrua (genitive singular masculine ceannrua, genitive singular feminine ceannruaí, plural ceannrua, not comparable)

  1. red-headed, red-haired
    Synonyms: fionnrua, foltrua, rua, ruafholtach

Declension

Declension of ceannrua
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceannrua cheannrua ceannrua;
cheannrua2
vocative cheannrua ceannrua
genitive ceannruaí ceannrua ceannrua
dative ceannrua;
cheannrua1 		cheannrua ceannrua;
cheannrua2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceannrua
radical lenition eclipsis
ceannrua cheannrua gceannrua

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

Further reading

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