caochneantóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• neantóg chaoch

Etymology

From caoch (“blind [i.e. "empty"]”) +‎ neantóg (“nettle”), from the fact that they resemble stinging nettles but lack stinging hairs. Compare German Taubnessel (“deaf nettle”).

Noun

caochneantóg f (genitive singular caochneantóige, nominative plural caochneantóga)

1. deadnettle

Declension

Declension of caochneantóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caochneantóg caochneantóga vocative a chaochneantóg a chaochneantóga genitive caochneantóige caochneantóg dative caochneantóg caochneantóig (archaic, dialectal) caochneantóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chaochneantóg na caochneantóga genitive na caochneantóige na gcaochneantóg dative leis an gcaochneantóg leis an gcaochneantóig (archaic, dialectal) don chaochneantóg don chaochneantóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na caochneantóga

Further reading

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