ceann

cinn, sm Head. 2 Point. 3 Hilt. 4 Top. 5 End. 6 Chief, commander. 7 Headland, promontory. 8 Extremity, limit. 9 Period, expiration. 10* Genius, ingenuity. 11* Attention. 12 Head of yarn (4 to 6 cuts or hanks). 13** Harvest-home. 14(AH) Head of a plough, on which sock is fixed. 15(CR) Head of corn. Àrd mo chinn, at the top of my voice; air a cheann fhéin, on his own account, as one who is in business on his own account - West of Ross-shire. In compound words where ceann is the qualifier, the plural should not be cinn but ceann; where ceann is a noun, cinn is the plural. Thog tuinn an cinn, waves reared their heads; sleagh as géire ceann, a spear of the sharpest point; ceann nan laoch, the chief of the heroes; an ceann bliadhna, at the expiration of a year; mu cheannaibh nan crann, about the tops of the trees; bi 'nad cheann mhath dha, be kind (good) to him; 'na dhroch cheann dhut, very bad for you; is dona an ceann sin dhut, that is against your health; bha e 'na dhroch cheann dha, he behaved very ill to him; a' dol air cheann ghnothaich, going on business; chan eil an droch cheann aige, he is not destitute of genius; air cheann dha tighinn dhachaigh, preparatory to his coming home; an ceann a sia deug, at long last; an ceann a chéile, mixed, assembled; 's ann agad a tha an ceann! how shrewd you are! shiubhail mi Ìle bho cheann gu ceann, I walked from one extremity of Islay to the other; na cuir ceann 'na leithid sin, do not attempt such a thing; thoir an ceann dheth, behead him; a chur ceann air strì, to conclude the strife; àm a bheir ar n-àmhghar gu ceann, a time that will bring our troubles to a close; ceann na cìche, the nipple; an ceann tiotaimh, in a little while; an ceann tacain, in a little while; ceann nan lann, the hilt of the swords; ciod e an ceann a rinn e dhut? what attention did he show you? gus an liath do cheann, till you are grey-headed; liath thu mo cheann, your conduct has turned my hair grey; ghabh e 'an saoghal mu a cheann, he took the range of the wide world; os ceann an adhair, above the firmament; an ceann shìos, the farthest off extremity.; an ceann a-bhos, the nearest extremity; an ceann shuas, the upper extremity; air mo cheann, awaiting me; os do cheann, above your head, over you; air a' cheann thall, at long last.

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