gnaoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gnaí, from Old Irish gnoë.

Pronunciation

Noun

gnaoi f (genitive singular gnaoi, nominative plural gnaoithe)

  1. good looks, beauty
  2. pleasure
  3. liking

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gnaoi ghnaoi ngnaoi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

Further reading

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