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cnáimh

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cnáimh f (genitive singular cnáimhe, nominative plural cnámha)

  1. Alternative form of cnámh (bone)
  2. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of cnámh

Declension

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Declension of cnáimh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cnáimh cnámha
vocative a chnáimh a chnámha
genitive cnáimhe cnámh
dative cnáimh cnámha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chnáimh na cnámha
genitive na cnáimhe na gcnámh
dative leis an gcnáimh
don chnáimh
leis na cnámha

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cnáimh
radical lenition eclipsis
cnáimh chnáimh gcnáimh

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 148, page 58