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gné

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See also: gnè and gnę

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish gné, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gné f (genitive singular gné, nominative plural gnéithe)

  1. kind, species
  2. form, appearance
  3. aspect, dimension
    Synonym: diminsean
  4. element
    Synonyms: eilimint, mír

Declension

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Declension of gné (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gné gnéithe
vocative a ghné a ghnéithe
genitive gné gnéithe
dative gné gnéithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghné na gnéithe
genitive na gné na ngnéithe
dative leis an ngné
don ghné
leis na gnéithe

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gné
radical lenition eclipsis
gné ghné ngné

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

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Noun

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gné n

  1. kind, sort
  2. form

Declension

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Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gnéN gnéN gnéeL
Vocative gnéN gnéN gnéeL
Accusative gnéN gnéN gnéeL
Genitive gnéeL gnée gnéeN
Dative gnéL gnéib gnéib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: gné f

Mutation

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Mutation of gné
radical lenition nasalization
gné gné
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngné

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

Further reading

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