TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ceannaithe1: ceannaghaidh.
ceannaithe2. 1. pp. of ceannaigh1. 2 : ceannach1. 3 : ceannaí.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé buí as a cheannaithe, he is yellow-featured.
Na ceannaithe, the features.
Ceannaithe snoite, clear-cut features.
Tá, is maith atá, sé ceannaithe agat, you have paid (well) for it, earned it (well).
~ cheannaithe, the teachings of experience.
Tá ~ cheannaithe aige, he has learned his lesson.
Ceannaithe, méara, ~, delicate features, fingers.
Tá a cheannaithe ag géarú leis an aois, his features are becoming sharper with age.
Ceannaithe, fiacla, ~a, coarse features, teeth.
Tá a cheannaithe ag tanú, his features are getting thin.