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captaen
captaen
Irish
Alternative forms
- caiftín (Donegal)
- caiptín
- captaoin
Noun
captaen m (genitive singular captaein, nominative plural captaein)
- captain (person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel)
- 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
- Ba ghnáthach le captaen óg luinge teacht ar cuaird go tig an cheannaidhe go minic agus do bhíodh sé ana-cheanamhail ar Mháire Bhán.
- A young ship’s captain had the custom of often visiting the merchant’s house and he was very fond of Máire Bhán.
- Ba ghnáthach le captaen óg luinge teacht ar cuaird go tig an cheannaidhe go minic agus do bhíodh sé ana-cheanamhail ar Mháire Bhán.
- 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
- captain (military rank)
- captain (member of a sports team designated to make decisions)
Declension
Declension of captaen
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| captaen | chaptaen | gcaptaen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 193.
- “captaen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “captaoin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "captaen" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.