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ceansa.

meekness, gentleness, tameness, mildness, docility

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈcaun̪ˠsˠə/Munster
  1. meekness, gentleness, tameness, mildness, docility

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish censae, abstract noun of cennais (“meek, gentle”) (whence modern ceannais). The adjective (attested already as Middle Irish cendsa) probably originated as an attributive use of the genitive singular of the noun.

adj/ˈcaun̪ˠsˠə/Munster
  1. meek, gentle, tame, mild, docile

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish censae, abstract noun of cennais (“meek, gentle”) (whence modern ceannais). The adjective (attested already as Middle Irish cendsa) probably originated as an attributive use of the genitive singular of the noun.

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