gnóthachan

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

gnóthachan m (genitive singular gnóthachain, nominative plural gnóthachain)

  1. profit, benefit, gain
    Synonyms: brabach, brabús, éadáil, sochar
  2. winning

Declension

Declension of gnóthachan (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gnóthachan gnóthachain
vocative a ghnóthachain a ghnóthachana
genitive gnóthachain gnóthachan
dative gnóthachan gnóthachain
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gnóthachan na gnóthachain
genitive an ghnóthachain na ngnóthachan
dative leis an ngnóthachan
don ghnóthachan 		leis na gnóthachain

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnóthachan
radical lenition eclipsis
gnóthachan ghnóthachan ngnóthachan

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37

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