cnagaire

Irish

Etymology

From cnag (“knock, strike”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠɑŋəɾʲə/ ~ /ˈknˠɑɡəɾʲə/[1]; /ˈkɾˠɑɡəɾʲə/ ~ /ˈcɾʲaɡəɾʲə/[2]

Noun

cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)

  1. knocker, doorknocker
  2. woodpecker
    Synonym: snag darach
  3. (obsolete) noggin (measure equivalent to a gill, approximately 142 millilitres)
  4. (Aran) unit of measure for area equivalent to 16 acres or approximately 6.47 hectares

Declension

Declension of cnagaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cnagaire cnagairí
vocative a chnagaire a chnagairí
genitive cnagaire cnagairí
dative cnagaire cnagairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cnagaire na cnagairí
genitive an chnagaire na gcnagairí
dative leis an gcnagaire
don chnagaire 		leis na cnagairí

Derived terms

  • cnagaire dubh
  • cnagaire glas

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnagaire
radical lenition eclipsis
cnagaire chnagaire gcnagaire

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 162
  2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 55

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