cnapbhórás

Irish

Etymology

From cnap (“lump”) +‎ bórás (“borax”).

Noun

cnapbhórás m (genitive singular cnapbhóráis)

1. borax bead

Declension

Declension of cnapbhórás

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cnapbhórás Vocative a chnapbhóráis Genitive cnapbhóráis Dative cnapbhórás

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cnapbhórás Genitive an chnapbhóráis Dative leis an gcnapbhórás don chnapbhórás

Derived terms

• promhadh cnapbhóráis m (“borax-bead test”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnapbhórás	chnapbhórás	gcnapbhórás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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