Irish
Etymology
From caoch (“blind [i.e. "empty"]”) + neantóg (“nettle”), from the fact that they resemble stinging nettles but lack stinging hairs. Compare German Taubnessel (“deaf nettle”).
Noun
caochneantóg f (genitive singular caochneantóige, nominative plural caochneantóga)
- deadnettle
Declension
Declension of caochneantóg (second declension)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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caochneantóg
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caochneantóga
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| vocative
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a chaochneantóg
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a chaochneantóga
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| genitive
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caochneantóige
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caochneantóg
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| dative
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caochneantóg
caochneantóig (archaic, dialectal)
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caochneantóga
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an chaochneantóg
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na caochneantóga
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| genitive
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na caochneantóige
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na gcaochneantóg
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| dative
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leis an gcaochneantóg
leis an gcaochneantóig (archaic, dialectal)
don chaochneantóg
don chaochneantóig (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na caochneantóga
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