cinnire

Irish

Alternative forms
  • cingire

Etymology

cinn +‎ -ire

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲəɾʲə/
  • (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈcɪɲɪɾʲə/

Noun

cinnire m (genitive singular cinnire, nominative plural cinnirí)

  1. leader, guide
  2. protector
  3. provider
  4. Alternative form of ceannaire

Declension
Declension of cinnire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cinnire cinnirí
Vocative a chinnire a chinnirí
Genitive cinnire cinnirí
Dative cinnire cinnirí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cinnire na cinnirí
Genitive an chinnire na gcinnirí
Dative leis an gcinnire

don chinnire

 leis na cinnirí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cinnire chinnire gcinnire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “cinnire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cinnire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 138
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cinnire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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