cnáib

Irish

Alternative forms

• cnáibh

Etymology

From Latin cannabis.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /knˠɑːbʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɑːbʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠãːbʲ/

Noun

cnáib f (genitive singular cnáibe)

1. hemp
   1. hempen, hangman's, rope
2. cannabis

   Synonym: cannabas

Declension

Declension of cnáib (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cnáib vocative a chnáib genitive cnáibe dative cnáib forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chnáib genitive na cnáibe dative leis an gcnáib don chnáib

Derived terms

• cnáib uisce (“hemp agrimony”)
• cnáibeach (“hempen”, adjective)
• cnáibros, ros cnáibe (“hemp-seed”)
• gallows-bird

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnáib

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cnáib	chnáib	gcnáib

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cnáib”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cnáib”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024