ceannann

== Irish == === Alternative forms === ceannfhionn (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Irish cenann, a compound of cenn (“head”) +‎ find (“white”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennowindos (“white-headed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠən̪ˠ/ === Adjective === ceannann (genitive singular masculine ceannainn, genitive singular feminine ceannainne, plural ceannanna, not comparable) having a white face, having a blaze on the forehead (of animals) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cál ceannann (“colcannon”) cearc cheannann (“(female) coot”) coileach ceannann (“(male) coot”) === Noun === ceannann m (genitive singular ceannainn, nominative plural ceannainn) a white-faced animal, an animal with a blaze on its forehead ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cenann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ceannan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 126 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceannann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN