gnaoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gnaí, from Old Irish gnoë.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡn̪ˠiː/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ɡniː/
• (Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠĩː/

Noun

gnaoi f (genitive singular gnaoi, nominative plural gnaoithe)

1. good looks, beauty
2. pleasure
3. liking

Declension

Declension of gnaoi (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gnaoi gnaoithe vocative a ghnaoi a ghnaoithe genitive gnaoi gnaoithe dative gnaoi gnaoithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghnaoi na gnaoithe genitive na gnaoi na ngnaoithe dative leis an ngnaoi don ghnaoi leis na gnaoithe

Derived terms

• gnaíúil
• gnaoi na ndaoine

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnaoi

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gnaoi	ghnaoi	ngnaoi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern 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), “gnóe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gnaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 373
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN