cnó
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish cnú[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic cnò, Manx cro), from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau and Breton kraoñ (“nuts”)) (compare English nut and Latin nux).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /kn̪ˠoː/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /knoː/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /kɾˠu/[2]
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /kɾˠoː/, /kɾˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠõː/[3]
Noun
[edit]cnó m or f (genitive singular cnó, nominative plural cnónna)
- nut (hard-shelled fruit; metal fastener)
Declension
[edit]- As masculine noun
Declension of cnó
- As feminine noun
Declension of cnó
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnó | chnó | gcnó |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 402, page 86
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 38, page 17
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cnó”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cnó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024