"ceannas" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Irish]

IPA: /ˈcan̪ˠəsˠ/
Etymology: From Old Irish cennas (“headship, leadership, superiority, precedence”). By surface analysis, ceann (“head”) + -as. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|cennas||headship, leadership, superiority, precedence}} Old Irish cennas (“headship, leadership, superiority, precedence”), {{surf|ga|ceann|-as|gloss1=head}} By surface analysis, ceann (“head”) + -as Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|ceannais||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} ceannas m (genitive singular ceannais), {{ga-noun|m|ceannais|-}} ceannas m (genitive singular ceannais) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: ceannais [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an ceannas [definite, nominative, singular], an cheannais [definite, genitive, singular], leis an gceannas [dative, definite, singular], don cheannas [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], ceannas [error-unrecognized-form], cheannas [lenition], gceannas [eclipsis]
  1. headship, sovereignty Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ceannas-ga-noun-G4nePfvG Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. authority, command Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ceannas-ga-noun-1jP-TrHa Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -as, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -as: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ardcheannas (english: supremacy, sovereignty), babhta ceannais, babhta leathcheannais (english: semifinal (game)), ceannasach (english: ruling, dominant), ceannasaí (english: commander; controller), cluiche ceannais (english: final, championship (game)), cluiche leathcheannais, i gceannas (english: in command, in charge), oifigeach ceannais (english: commanding officer)
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      "english": "supremacy, sovereignty",
      "translation": "supremacy, sovereignty",
      "word": "ardcheannas"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "babhta ceannais"
    },
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      "english": "semifinal (game)",
      "translation": "semifinal (game)",
      "word": "babhta leathcheannais"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ruling, dominant",
      "translation": "ruling, dominant",
      "word": "ceannasach"
    },
    {
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      "english": "commander; controller",
      "translation": "commander; controller",
      "word": "ceannasaí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "final, championship (game)",
      "translation": "final, championship (game)",
      "word": "cluiche ceannais"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cluiche leathcheannais"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "in command, in charge",
      "translation": "in command, in charge",
      "word": "i gceannas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "commanding officer",
      "translation": "commanding officer",
      "word": "oifigeach ceannais"
    }
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      "form": "ceannais",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "an ceannas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an cheannais",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gceannas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don cheannas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
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      "form": "cheannas",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "lenition"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gceannas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
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        "8": "",
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    },
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        [
          "sovereignty",
          "sovereignty"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "in command, in charge, in the driver's seat",
          "text": "i gceannas",
          "translation": "in command, in charge, in the driver's seat",
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        }
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      ],
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          "command"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcan̪ˠəsˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceannas"
}
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    "Irish nouns",
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    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms suffixed with -as",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "supremacy, sovereignty",
      "translation": "supremacy, sovereignty",
      "word": "ardcheannas"
    },
    {
      "word": "babhta ceannais"
    },
    {
      "english": "semifinal (game)",
      "translation": "semifinal (game)",
      "word": "babhta leathcheannais"
    },
    {
      "english": "ruling, dominant",
      "translation": "ruling, dominant",
      "word": "ceannasach"
    },
    {
      "english": "commander; controller",
      "translation": "commander; controller",
      "word": "ceannasaí"
    },
    {
      "english": "final, championship (game)",
      "translation": "final, championship (game)",
      "word": "cluiche ceannais"
    },
    {
      "word": "cluiche leathcheannais"
    },
    {
      "english": "in command, in charge",
      "translation": "in command, in charge",
      "word": "i gceannas"
    },
    {
      "english": "commanding officer",
      "translation": "commanding officer",
      "word": "oifigeach ceannais"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, ceann (“head”) + -as",
      "name": "surf"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceannais",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "an ceannas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "an cheannais",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "leis an gceannas",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcan̪ˠəsˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceannas"
}

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