cnapánach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cnapán (“lump”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cnapánach (genitive singular masculine cnapánaigh, genitive singular feminine cnapánaí, plural cnapánacha, comparative cnapánaí)

  1. lumpy
  2. gnarled, rugged

Declension

Declension of cnapánach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cnapánach chnapánach cnapánacha;
chnapánacha2
vocative chnapánaigh cnapánacha
genitive cnapánaí cnapánacha cnapánach
dative cnapánach;
chnapánach1 		chnapánach;
chnapánaigh (archaic) 		cnapánacha;
chnapánacha2
Comparative níos cnapánaí
Superlative is cnapánaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnapánach
radical lenition eclipsis
cnapánach chnapánach gcnapánach

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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