Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceann comhairle

/caːn̪ˠ ˈkoːɾʲlʲə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: cean-n -comhair-le
IPA: /caːn̪ˠ ˈkoːɾʲlʲə/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The speaker of Dáil Éireann

Example Sentences

"Find out more about the current office holders below or see a list of all former Cinn Comhairle and Cathaoirligh."
"A senior Oireachtas source insisted that Mr O Fearghail was "one of the fairest" Ceann Comhairles to hold the office."
"Cinn Comhairlí have long been criticised for being ‘creatures of the government’ by virtue of their direct appointment by the Taoiseach."
"The Chair of the Forum also met with former Cinn Comhairligh Rory O’Hanlon, Séamus Kirk and Seán Barrett to discuss freedom of debate in Dáil Éireann."

Etymology

From Irish ceann (“head”) + comhairle (“[of] council”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: ceann

Inflected Forms

Cinn Comhairle (plural) Cinn Comhairlí (plural) Cinn Comhairligh (plural) Ceann Comhairles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ceann comhairle?: The recorded pronunciation is /caːn̪ˠ ˈkoːɾʲlʲə/.
What does ceann comhairle mean?: The speaker of Dáil Éireann
Where does ceann comhairle come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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