gnaoi
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish gnaí, from Old Irish gnoë.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡn̪ˠiː/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ɡniː/
- (Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ɡɾˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡɾˠĩː/[1]
Noun[edit]
gnaoi f (genitive singular gnaoi, nominative plural gnaoithe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gnaoi
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gnaoi | ghnaoi | ngnaoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gnóe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gnaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 373
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN