canúnach

Irish

Etymology

From canúint, canúna +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠuːnˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠunˠa(h)/

Adjective

canúnach (genitive singular masculine canúnaigh, genitive singular feminine canúnaí, plural canúnacha, comparative canúnaí)

1. dialectal

Declension

Declension of canúnach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	canúnach	chanúnach	canúnacha; chanúnacha²
Vocative	chanúnaigh		canúnacha
Genitive		canúnaí	canúnacha	canúnach
Dative	canúnach; chanúnach¹	chanúnach; chanúnaigh (archaic)	canúnacha; chanúnacha²
Comparative	níos canúnaí
Superlative	is canúnaí

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

Derived terms

• canúnachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
canúnach	chanúnach	gcanúnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “canúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “canúnach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “canúnach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.