gnás

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See also: Gnas, GNAs, and Gnaś

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gnás (“intercourse; custom; frequency”), from gnáth (“customary; custom”).

Noun

gnás m (genitive singular gnáis, nominative plural gnásanna or gnása)

  1. (literary) intercourse, association; companionship, company
  2. (literary) cohabitation; frequentation
  3. (literary) habitation; haunt, resort; bed, lair, den
  4. custom, usage
Declension
Declension of gnás (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gnás gnásanna
vocative a ghnáis a ghnásanna
genitive gnáis gnásanna
dative gnás gnásanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gnás na gnásanna
genitive an ghnáis na ngnásanna
dative leis an ngnás
don ghnás 		leis na gnásanna

(in some phrases):

Declension of gnás (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gnás gnása
vocative a ghnáis a ghnása
genitive gnáis gnása
dative gnás gnása
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gnás na gnása
genitive an ghnáis na ngnása
dative leis an ngnás
don ghnás 		leis na gnása
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gnás f (genitive singular gnáise, nominative plural gnása)

  1. cleft, fissure
  2. (anatomy) harelip
Declension
Declension of gnás (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gnás gnása
vocative a ghnás a ghnása
genitive gnáise gnás
dative gnás
gnáis (archaic, dialectal) 		gnása
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghnás na gnása
genitive na gnáise na ngnás
dative leis an ngnás
leis an ngnáis (archaic, dialectal)
don ghnás
don ghnáis (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na gnása
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gnás f (genitive singular gnáise)

  1. repletion, loathing
Declension
Declension of gnás (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative gnás
vocative a ghnás
genitive gnáise
dative gnás
gnáis (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an ghnás
genitive na gnáise
dative leis an ngnás
leis an ngnáis (archaic, dialectal)
don ghnás
don ghnáis (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnás
radical lenition eclipsis
gnás ghnás ngnás

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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