caonach
Irish
Alternative forms
- cúnach
- caondach, caonnach, cúnnach (obsolete)
Etymology
Alteration of Old Irish cóenna, via an unattested Middle Irish *cáennach. Cognate to Manx keynnagh.
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of caonach
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- caonach liath (“mildew”)
- caonach mara (“sea moss”)
- caonach móna (“peat moss”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caonach | chaonach | gcaonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “caonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caonach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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