cnota

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English knot.

Noun[edit]

cnota m (genitive singular cnota, nominative plural cnotaí)

  1. knot, cockade
  2. (zoology) crest
  3. (nautical) knot
  4. red knot (Calidris canutus)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cnota chnota gcnota
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish czsnota, from Proto-Slavic *čьstьnota. By surface analysis, cny +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡snɔ.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: cno‧ta

Noun[edit]

cnota f

  1. virtue (excellence in morals)
  2. chastity; virginity
    pas cnotychastity belt

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Old Ruthenian: цно́та (cnóta)
    • Belarusian: цно́та (cnóta)
    • Ukrainian: цно́та (cnóta); сно́та (snóta) (dialectal)

Further reading[edit]

  • cnota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cnota in Polish dictionaries at PWN