gallchnó

Irish

Etymology

From gall (“foreign”) +‎ cnó (“nut”).

Noun

gallchnó m (genitive singular gallchnó, nominative plural gallchnónna)

1. walnut

   Synonyms: cnó francach, cnó gallda

Declension

Declension of gallchnó

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gallchnó gallchnónna Vocative a ghallchnó a ghallchnónna Genitive gallchnó gallchnónna Dative gallchnó gallchnónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gallchnó na gallchnónna Genitive an ghallchnó na ngallchnónna Dative leis an ngallchnó don ghallchnó leis na gallchnónna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gallchnó	ghallchnó	ngallchnó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallchnó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “gallchnó” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gallchnó” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.