cainéal

Irish

Alternative forms

  • caineal, cainel, cainél, caineul, cainnéal, canel (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English canel, from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella, a diminutive of canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Noun

cainéal m (genitive singular cainéil)

  1. cinnamon
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle English canel (variant of chanel), from Anglo-Norman canel, from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis (channel; canal), from canna (reed, cane) (see Etymology 1 above). Doublet of canáil.

Noun

cainéal m (genitive singular cainéil, nominative plural cainéil)

  1. channel (for water)
  2. (broadcasting) channel (on television etc.)
    Synonym: bealach
Declension

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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