ceanntrom

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

ceanntrom m (genitive singular ceanntroim)

  1. bullying, oppression
Declension
Declension of ceanntrom (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ceanntrom
vocative a cheanntroim
genitive ceanntroim
dative ceanntrom
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an ceanntrom
genitive an cheanntroim
dative leis an gceanntrom
don cheanntrom

Etymology 2

From ceann- (“-headed”) +‎ trom (“heavy”).

Adjective

ceanntrom

  1. top-heavy
  2. sluggish, drowsy
Declension
Declension of ceanntrom
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceanntrom cheanntrom ceanntroma;
cheanntroma2
vocative cheanntroim ceanntroma
genitive ceanntrome ceanntroma ceanntrom
dative ceanntrom;
cheanntrom1 		cheanntrom;
cheanntroim (archaic) 		ceanntroma;
cheanntroma2
Comparative níos ceanntrome
Superlative is ceanntrome

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 ceanntrom
radical lenition eclipsis
ceanntrom cheanntrom gceanntrom

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

References

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