cenn

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • cend

Etymology

From Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Noun

cenn m (genitive cinn, plural cenna or cinn)

  1. head
  2. end

Descendants

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cennchenncenn
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Compare Welsh pen, Breton penn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲen͈/

Noun

cenn n (genitive cinn, nominative plural cenna)

  1. head
  2. end

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cenn chenn cenn
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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