HeyRuaHow to say “stubborn” in Irish
- Irish:
- ceanndána
- English:
- stubborn
- Word type:
- adjective
- More stubborn:
- níos ceanndána
- Most stubborn:
- is ceanndána
- Pronunciation:
- “KYOWN-daw-na” /ˈcaun̪ˠd̪ˠaːnˠə/
What does “ceanndána” mean?
- stubborn
- Refusing to change your mind or do what others want.Also: headstrong, obstinate, wilful, pig-headed.
Other Irish adjectives for stubborn: dígeanta (stubborn)
“Ceanndána” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is ceanndána after páiste (child, masculine), after girseach (girl, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
After a feminine noun the adjective gets a séimhiú, an h after its first letter: girseach cheanndána. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: páiste ceanndána.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, ceanndána. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: girseacha ceanndána.
More stubborn, most stubborn, very stubborn
Tá sí níos ceanndána ná a deartháir. She is more stubborn than her brother.
| more stubborn | níos ceanndána | in the past tense: ní ba cheanndána |
|---|---|---|
| most stubborn | is ceanndána | in the past tense: ba cheanndána |
| as stubborn as | chomh ceanndána le | no change after chomh |
| very stubborn | an-cheanndána | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too stubborn | rócheanndána | ró- lenites |
“Ceanndána” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Stubborn in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for stubborn?
The Irish for stubborn is ceanndána (pronounced “KYOWN-daw-na”). It comes after the noun: páiste ceanndána, a stubborn child; girseach cheanndána, a stubborn girl.
How do you say more stubborn and most stubborn in Irish?
níos ceanndána is more stubborn and is ceanndána is most stubborn. In the past tense they become ní ba cheanndána and ba cheanndána.
Why does ceanndána become cheanndána?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So girseach cheanndána (a stubborn girl) but páiste ceanndána (a stubborn child), because páiste is masculine.
How do you say very stubborn in Irish?
an-cheanndána. Too stubborn is rócheanndána, and as stubborn as is chomh ceanndána le.
Where does the word ceanndána come from?
It is a compound of ceann 'head' and dána 'bold', so it literally means 'bold-headed'.
