ceannaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cennaigid. By surface analysis, ceann +‎ -ich ("reckoning by head"). Compare Irish ceannaigh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʲan̪ˠɪç/

Verb

ceannaich (past cheannaich, future ceannaichidh, verbal noun ceannach, past participle ceannaichte)

1. buy, purchase

Conjugation

Conjugation of ceannaich (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	cheannaich	cheannaicheadh	cheannaich	cheannaicheadh
future	ceannaichidh	ceannaichear ceannaichtear	ceannaich	ceannaichear ceannaichtear
relative future	cheannaicheas	cheannaichear	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	cheannaichinn	cheannaichteadh cheannaichist1 cheannaichiste1	ceannaichinn	ceannaichteadh ceannaichist1 ceannaichiste1
first person plural	cheannaicheamaid cheannaicheadh sinn		ceannaicheamaid ceannaicheadh sinn
second/third person	cheannaicheadh		ceannaicheadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	ceannaicheam	ceannaicheamaid	ceannaichear ceannaichtear
second person	ceannaich	ceannaichibh
third person	ceannaicheadh
past participle	ceannaichte
verbal noun	ceannach

1. Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

• ath-cheannaich (“redeem, repurchase”)
• ceannaiche (“merchant, salesman; buyer”)

Noun

ceannaich m

1. genitive singular of ceannach