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
Positive singular plural
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

Mutation

Mutated forms of canúnach
radical lenition eclipsis
canúnach chanúnach gcanúnach

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

Further reading

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