cnocán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cnocán. By surface analysis, cnoc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kn̪ˠəˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈknɔkɑːn/
• (Cois Fharraige, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠʊkɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɾˠʊkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠʌkɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɾˠʌkɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cnocán m (genitive singular cnocáin, nominative plural cnocáin)

1. hillock
2. heap

Declension

Declension of cnocán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cnocán cnocáin Vocative a chnocáin a chnocána Genitive cnocáin cnocán Dative cnocán cnocáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cnocán na cnocáin Genitive an chnocáin na gcnocán Dative leis an gcnocán don chnocán leis na cnocáin

Derived terms

• Cnocán Bhólais

Descendants

• → Yola: knaughaan, knaugane, knaghane, knagane, knockane

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnocán	chnocán	gcnocán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

From cnocc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknokaːn/

Noun

cnocán m

1. little lump, mound, hill

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: cnocán

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cnoccán	chnoccán	cnoccán pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnoccán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language