cniotáil
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English knit + -áil (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
cniotáil (present analytic cniotálann, future analytic cniotálfaidh, verbal noun cniotáil, past participle cniotáilte)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of cniotáil (first conjugation – B)
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Noun[edit]
cniotáil f (genitive singular cniotála)
- verbal noun of cniotáil
- knitting; knitted material
- (figurative) intricacy, complexity
Declension[edit]
Declension of cniotáil
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- biorán cniotála (“knitting needle”)
- cniotáil ar deiseal (“garter stitch”)
- cniotáil shleamhain (“garter stitch”)
- cniotálaí (“knitter”)
- inneall cniotála (“knitting machine”)
- snáth cniotála (“knitting yarn”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cniotáil | chniotáil | gcniotáil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 96
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cniotáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cniotáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cniotáil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.