gnéas

Irish

Etymology

Compare gné (“kind, race, type, nature”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɟnʲeːsˠ], [ɟɾʲeːsˠ]

Noun

gnéas m (genitive singular gnéis, nominative plural gnéasanna)

sex

Declension

Declension of gnéas (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	gnéas	gnéasanna
vocative	a ghnéis	a ghnéasanna
genitive	gnéis	gnéasanna
dative	gnéas	gnéasanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an gnéas	na gnéasanna
genitive	an ghnéis	na ngnéasanna
dative	leis an ngnéas don ghnéas	leis na gnéasanna

Derived terms

aonghnéasach (“unisexual”, adjective)
déghnéasach (“bisexual; hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic”, adjective)
déghnéasach m (“bisexual; hermaphrodite”)
eitic ghnéis f (“sexual ethics”)
galar gnéas-tarchurtha m (“sexually transmitted disease”)
gnéas béil m (“oral sex”)
gnéas tóna m (“anal sex”)
gnéasach (“sexual”, adjective)
gnéasaigh (“sexualize”, verb)
heitrighnéasach (“heterosexual”, adjective)
heitrighnéasacht f (“heterosexuality”)
heitrighnéasach m (“heterosexual”)
homaighnéasach (“homosexual”, adjective)
homaighnéasachas m, homaighnéasacht f (“homosexuality”)
homaighnéasach m (“homosexual”)
ionfhabhtú gnéas-tarchurtha m (“sexually transmitted infection”)
trasghnéasach (“transsexual”, adjective)
trasghnéasach m (“transsexual”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gnéas*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
gnéas	ghnéas	ngnéas

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnéas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gnéas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“gnéas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gnéas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN