cnocán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cnocán. By surface analysis, cnoc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kn̪ˠəˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈknɔkɑːn/
• (Cois Fharraige, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠʊkɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɾˠʊkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠʌkɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɾˠʌkɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cnocán m (genitive singular cnocáin, nominative plural cnocáin)

1. hillock
2. heap

Declension

Declension of cnocán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cnocán cnocáin vocative a chnocáin a chnocána genitive cnocáin cnocán dative cnocán cnocáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cnocán na cnocáin genitive an chnocáin na gcnocán dative leis an gcnocán don chnocán leis na cnocáin

Derived terms

• Cnocán Bhólais

Descendants

• → Yola: knaughaan, knaugane, knaghane, knagane, knockane

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnocán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cnocán	chnocán	gcnocán

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

Further reading

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

From cnocc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknokaːn/

Noun

cnocán m

1. little lump, mound, hill

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: cnocán

Mutation

Mutation of cnocán

radical	lenition	nasalization
cnoccán	chnoccán	cnoccán pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnoccán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language