gnóthach

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See also: gnothach

Irish

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Etymology

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From gnó, gnótha (business) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠẽːha(x)/[1] (as if spelled gnaethach); /ˈɡɾˠĩːha(x)/[2] (as if spelled gnaothach)

Adjective

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gnóthach (genitive singular masculine gnóthaigh, genitive singular feminine gnóthaí, plural gnóthacha, comparative gnóthaí)

  1. busy, active
  2. officious

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gnóthach ghnóthach ngnóthach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

Further reading

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