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Where does “ceannasaí” come from?

ceannasaí (Irish) comes from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

ceannasaí (Irish): commander; boss, chief, head honcho; inflection...

Definitions

  1. commander; boss, chief, head honcho; inflection...

Ancestry of “ceannasaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
2Old Irish-ide—
3Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “ceannasaí”

  • ardcheannasaí
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