cineál

Irish (Donegal)

/cɪˈnʲɑːl̪ˠ/, /ˈcɪnˠɑːlˠ/, /ˈcɪnʲælˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • sort, kind, type
  • (biology) variety
  • (agriculture) variety, strain
  • of materials nature
  • form

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish cenél (kind, race, type, kindred) inherited from Proto-Celtic *kenetlom (family, nation, race) root from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ken-

Gloss

ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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