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From Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn (compare Manx kione), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom; compare Welsh pen, Breton penn.

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ceann m (genitive singular cinn, nominative plural cinn)

1. head
2. head of cabbage, capitulum
3. end, extremity
4. roof
5. 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. 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].

• Alternative nominative/dative plural: ceanna (Cois Fharraige)

• (head of cabbage): tor
• (head, roof): cloigeann (Ulster)

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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From Old Irish cenn (compare Manx kione), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom (compare Welsh pen, Breton penn).

ceann m (genitive singular cinn, plural cinn)

1. head (of a body or a group of people)
2. end (the extreme part of something)

• According to context the word can denote the farthest part of anything - top of a road, bottom of a stair, a promontory, hilt of a sword etc.

  ceann a' bhocsa ― the lid of the box

  ceann na creige ― the top of the rock

• Also frequently used figuratively.

  bho cheann gu ceann ― from end to end

  an ceann greise ― after a while

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• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language