cníopaire

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcnʲiːpˠəɾʲə/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcnʲiːpˠəɾʲə/, /ˈcɾʲiːpˠəɾʲə/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲiːpˠəɾʲə/

Noun

cníopaire m (genitive singular cníopaire, nominative plural cníopairí)

  1. skinflint
    Synonym: sprionlóir

Declension

Declension of cníopaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cníopaire cníopairí
vocative a chníopaire a chníopairí
genitive cníopaire cníopairí
dative cníopaire cníopairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cníopaire na cníopairí
genitive an chníopaire na gcníopairí
dative leis an gcníopaire
don chníopaire 		leis na cníopairí

Derived terms

  • cníopaireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of cníopaire
radical lenition eclipsis
cníopaire chníopaire gcníopaire

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

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