cnáib

Irish

Alternative forms

cnáibh

Etymology

From Latin cannabis.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /knˠɑːbʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɑːbʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠãːbʲ/

Noun

cnáib f (genitive singular cnáibe)

hemp
1. hempen, hangman's, rope
cannabis
Synonym: cannabas

Declension

Declension of cnáib

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	cnáib
Vocative	a chnáib
Genitive	cnáibe
Dative	cnáib

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an chnáib
Genitive	na cnáibe
Dative	leis an gcnáib don chnáib

Derived terms

cnáib uisce (“hemp agrimony”)
cnáibeach (“hempen”, adjective)
cnáibros, ros cnáibe (“hemp-seed”)
gallows-bird

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnáib	chnáib	gcnáib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnáib”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

Entries containing “cnáib” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cnáib” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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