caochneantóg

Irish

Alternative forms
  • neantóg chaoch

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)

  1. deadnettle

Declension
Declension of caochneantóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caochneantóg caochneantóga
Vocative a chaochneantóg a chaochneantóga
Genitive caochneantóige caochneantóg
Dative caochneantóg
caochneantóig (archaic, dialectal)		 caochneantóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chaochneantóg na caochneantóga
Genitive na caochneantóige na gcaochneantóg
Dative leis an gcaochneantóg
leis an gcaochneantóig (archaic, dialectal)

don chaochneantóg
don chaochneantóig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na caochneantóga

Further reading
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