cneatán

Irish

Etymology

Probably connected to cnead (“pant, gasp”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲat̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈcɾʲat̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

cneatán m (genitive singular cneatáin)

1. (Ulster) asthma

Declension

Declension of cneatán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cneatán Vocative a chneatáin Genitive cneatáin Dative cneatán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cneatán Genitive an chneatáin Dative leis an gcneatán don chneatán

Synonyms

• asma
• múchadh
• plúchadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cneatán	chneatán	gcneatán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cneatán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society