cnap

Irish

Alternative forms

cnaipe (button)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cnapp, from Old Norse knappr or Old English cnæp.

Noun

cnap m (genitive singular cnaip, nominative plural cnapanna)

knob, lump

Declension

Declension of cnap

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cnap	cnapanna
Vocative	a chnaip	a chnapanna
Genitive	cnaip	cnapanna
Dative	cnap	cnapanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cnap	na cnapanna
Genitive	an chnaip	na gcnapanna
Dative	leis an gcnap don chnap	leis na cnapanna

Derived terms

cnapach (“knobby, lumpy”)
cnapaire (“stout and strong thing or person”)
cnapán (“knob, large or stout thing”)
cnapóg (“little lump, nap of cloth”)
cnapsaca (“knapsack”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnap	chnap	gcnap
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cnap”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cnap”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 155
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

cnap

Alternative form of knappe (“knob”)

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