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Irish
Etymology From Old Irish gnó [ 1] Proto-Celtic *gniyeti gníid Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Pronunciation
Noun gnó m genitive singular gnó or gnótha nominative plural gnóthaí or gnótha
business ; matter , concern business ( commercial enterprise or establishment )
Declension Alternative genitive singular and strong plural form: gnótha
Quotations 1899 Die araner mundart 127 ńī ē šin mə ʒnō sə. [Ní hé sin mo ghnó -sa.] That’s none of my business . 1899 Die araner mundart 127 ńī mŭȧ lomsə bŭȧnc lē gnōhī dȳnə elə. [Ní maith liomsa baint le gnóthaí daoine eile.] I don't like interfering in other people’s business 1899 Die araner mundart 127 tōŕ æŕə gə də ʒnū hēn. [Tabhair aire do do ghnó féin.] Mind your own business . 1899 Die araner mundart 127 osklō myȷ gnō gə gȧrəȷ. [Osclóidh muid gnó go gairid.] We will open a business shortly.
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “2 gnó ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry § 215 110 ^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ) Die araner mundart 127 ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal § 172 66
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