ardcheannas
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- supremacy, overlordship, sovereignty
- (military) high command
Etymology
Affix from Irish ceannas (sovereignty, authority, command, headship, forwardness, self-assertiveness), ardcheann (superior).
Origin
Irish (Donegal)
ardcheann
Gloss
superior
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ardcheann Irish
- ardcheannasach Irish
- ceann Irish
- ceannas Irish
- ceannasach Irish
- ceannasaí Irish
- cennas Old Irish