ceannasach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === ceannascach === Etymology === From ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command; forwardness, self-assertiveness”) +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠəsˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠəsˠa(h)/ === Adjective === ceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaigh, genitive singular feminine ceannasaí, plural ceannasacha, comparative ceannasaí) ruling, sovereign Synonym: ardcheannasach commanding, masterful forward, self-assertive; bold, assured (music) dominant ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === ceannasach m (genitive singular ceannasaigh, nominative plural ceannasaigh) (music) dominant ==== Derived terms ==== focheannasach (“subdominant”) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceannasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cennasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ceannasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “ceannasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cennasach. By surface analysis, ceannas +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲan̪ˠəs̪əx/ === Adjective === ceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaich, comparative nas ceannasaiche, superlative as ceannasaiche) dominant, superior absolute (ruler, power, etc.) === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “ceannasach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cennasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language