gnó

See also: gno

Irish

Alternative forms

gnaithe (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old Irish gnó,[1] from the root of Proto-Celtic *gniyeti (compare gníid), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡn̪ˠoː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠoː/, /ɡɾˠuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠẽːhə/[2] (as if spelled gnaetha)

Noun

gnó m (genitive singular gnó or gnótha, nominative plural gnóthaí or gnótha)

business; matter, concern

Declension

Declension of gnó

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gnó	gnóthaí
Vocative	a ghnó	a ghnóthaí
Genitive	gnó	gnóthaí
Dative	gnó	gnóthaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gnó	na gnóthaí
Genitive	an ghnó	na ngnóthaí
Dative	leis an ngnó don ghnó	leis na gnóthaí

Alternative genitive singular and strong plural form: gnótha

Derived terms

cárta gnó (“business card”)
eitic ghnó (“business ethics”)
gnóthach (“busy”, adjective)
iarghnó

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gnó	ghnó	ngnó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gnó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 66

Further reading

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

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