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From Old Irish cnú [ 1] (compare Scottish Gaelic cnò , Manx cro ), from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau and Breton kraoñ ( “ nuts ” ) ) (compare English nut and Latin nux ).
cnó m or f (genitive singular cnó , nominative plural cnónna )
nut ( hard-shelled fruit; metal fastener )
As masculine noun
As feminine noun
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975 ) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study , revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 402 , page 86
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 38 , page 17
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“cnó ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025