canúnach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From canúint, canúna + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /kaˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkanˠuːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkanˠunˠa(h)/
Adjective
[edit]canúnach (genitive singular masculine canúnaigh, genitive singular feminine canúnaí, plural canúnacha, comparative canúnaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of canúnach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | canúnach | chanúnach | canúnacha; chanúnacha² | |
Vocative | chanúnaigh | canúnacha | ||
Genitive | canúnaí | canúnacha | canúnach | |
Dative | canúnach; chanúnach¹ |
chanúnach; chanúnaigh (archaic) |
canúnacha; chanúnacha² | |
Comparative | níos canúnaí | |||
Superlative | is canúnaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
canúnach | chanúnach | gcanúnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “canúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “canúnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “canúnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024