cnes

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See also: CNES

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *knissos.

Pronunciation

Noun

cnes m (genitive cnis)

  1. skin, surface
  2. body, flesh

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cnes cnesL cnisL
Vocative cnis cnesL cnisuH
Accusative cnesN cnesL cnisuH
Genitive cnisL cnes cnesN
Dative cnesL cnesaib cnesaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cnes

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cnes chnes cnes
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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