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The Irish word for head is
ceann





head



Translations for head and their definitions

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.


tor
     1. n-m. bush, shrub; clump, tuft
     2. n-m. head (of cabbage)
     3. n-m. (geography) tall rock; steep rocky height
     4. n-m. (literary) tower; towering warrior, pillar qual, of battle
     5. n. Alternative form of toradh
     6. n-m. Alternative form of tarathar
     7. Mutation. topics, Plants


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