ceaintín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English canteen.

Noun

ceaintín m (genitive singular ceaintín, nominative plural ceaintíní)

1. can, tin

   Synonym: canna

2. canteen (restaurant)

   Synonym: bialann

3. canteen (bottle)

Declension

Declension of ceaintín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceaintín ceaintíní Vocative a cheaintín a cheaintíní Genitive ceaintín ceaintíní Dative ceaintín ceaintíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceaintín na ceaintíní Genitive an cheaintín na gceaintíní Dative leis an gceaintín don cheaintín leis na ceaintíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceaintín	cheaintín	gceaintín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceaintín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ceaintín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ceaintín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.