Irish Word of the Day
ceann
head
Definitions
| Irish > English |
| ceann |
| 1. n-m. head |
| 2. n-m. head of cabbage, capitulum |
| 3. n-m. end, extremity |
| 4. n-m. roof |
| 5. n-m. one (modified by an adjective or demonstrative, referring to an object or animal) |
| Tá ceann dearg agam. - I have a red one e.g. chair. |
| Feicim trí cinn ghlasa. - I see three green ones e.g. birds. |
| Is mian liom an ceann sin. - I want that one e.g. toy. |
| 6. n-m. used as a dummy noun to support a number, referring to an object or animal |
| Tá ceann amháin agam. - I have one e.g. chair. |
| Feicim trí cinn. - I see three e.g. birds. |
Example Sentences
| Cé acu ceann mo cheannsa? Which is mine? Is mise ceann na scoile. I'm the head of the school. |
Review previous words
| Mí na Nollag | athair | scáthán | gaineamh |
| iolar | fabhcún | camall | bliain |
| coinín | inné | fuaigh | Feabhra |
| deartháir | gaoth | namhaid | bád |
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| fiche a ceathair | mealbhacán | síol | mí |
| léine | balcóin | rafta | suan |
| iolar | fál | uirlis | scriú |
| sneachta | Déardaoin | póca | tuáille |
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