cnáib

Irish

Alternative forms

• cnáibh

Etymology

From Latin cannabis.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /knˠɑːbʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɑːbʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠãːbʲ/

Noun

cnáib f (genitive singular cnáibe)

1. hemp
   1. hempen, hangman's, rope
2. cannabis

   Synonym: cannabas

Declension

Declension of cnáib

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cnáib Vocative a chnáib Genitive cnáibe Dative cnáib

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chnáib Genitive na cnáibe Dative leis an gcnáib don chnáib

Derived terms

• cnáib uisce (“hemp agrimony”)
• cnáibeach (“hempen”, adjective)
• cnáibros, ros cnáibe (“hemp-seed”)
• gallows-bird

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnáib	chnáib	gcnáib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnáib”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• Entries containing “cnáib” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cnáib” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.