cnagaire

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Irish

Etymology

From cnag (knock, strike) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

Noun

cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)

  1. woodpecker
    Synonym: snag darach
  2. (slang) noggin
    Synonyms: gogán, naigín

Declension

Declension of cnagaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cnagaire cnagairí
vocative a chnagaire a chnagairí
genitive cnagaire cnagairí
dative cnagaire cnagairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cnagaire na cnagairí
genitive an chnagaire na gcnagairí
dative leis an gcnagaire
don chnagaire
leis na cnagairí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnagaire
radical lenition eclipsis
cnagaire chnagaire gcnagaire

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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