cnapánach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cnapán (“lump”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cnapánach (genitive singular masculine cnapánaigh, genitive singular feminine cnapánaí, plural cnapánacha, comparative cnapánaí)

  1. lumpy
  2. gnarled, rugged

Declension

Declension of cnapánach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cnapánach chnapánach cnapánacha;
chnapánacha2
vocative chnapánaigh cnapánacha
genitive cnapánaí cnapánacha cnapánach
dative cnapánach;
chnapánach1 		chnapánach;
chnapánaigh (archaic) 		cnapánacha;
chnapánacha2
Comparative níos cnapánaí
Superlative is cnapánaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnapánach
radical lenition eclipsis
cnapánach chnapánach gcnapánach

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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