ceannbhalla

Irish

Etymology

ceann (“head”) +‎ balla (“wall”), a calque of English headwall.

Noun

ceannbhalla m (genitive singular ceannbhalla, nominative plural ceannbhallaí)

  1. (geography, geology, civil engineering) headwall
  2. (geology) hanging wall

Declension
Declension of ceannbhalla

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ceannbhalla ceannbhallaí
Vocative a cheannbhalla a cheannbhallaí
Genitive ceannbhalla ceannbhallaí
Dative ceannbhalla ceannbhallaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ceannbhalla na ceannbhallaí
Genitive an cheannbhalla na gceannbhallaí
Dative leis an gceannbhalla

don cheannbhalla

 leis na ceannbhallaí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceannbhalla cheannbhalla gceannbhalla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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