gnóthachan

Irish

Alternative forms

• gnóthachtáil

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠõːhənˠ/ (as if spelled gnóthan)

Noun

gnóthachan m (genitive singular gnóthachain, nominative plural gnóthachain)

1. profit, benefit, gain

   Synonyms: brabach, brabús, éadáil, sochar

2. winning

Declension

Declension of gnóthachan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gnóthachan gnóthachain Vocative a ghnóthachain a ghnóthachana Genitive gnóthachain gnóthachan Dative gnóthachan gnóthachain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gnóthachan na gnóthachain Genitive an ghnóthachain na ngnóthachan Dative leis an ngnóthachan don ghnóthachan leis na gnóthachain

Derived terms

• gnóthachan caipitiúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gnóthachan	ghnóthachan	ngnóthachan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnóthachan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “gnóthachan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024