cnagaire
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cnag (“knock, strike”) + -aire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)
- woodpecker
- Synonym: snag darach
- (slang) noggin
Declension[edit]
Declension of cnagaire
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnagaire | chnagaire | gcnagaire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnagaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cnagaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cnagaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024