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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cnú (compare Scottish Gaelic cnò, Manx cro), from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau and Breton kraoñ (“nuts”)) (compare English nut and Latin nux).
Pronunciation
Noun
cnó m or f (genitive singular cnó, nominative plural cnónna)
- nut (hard-shelled fruit; metal fastener)
Declension
- As masculine noun
- As feminine noun
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| cnó
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chnó
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gcnó
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cnó” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cnó” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.