cnota

Irish

Etymology

From English knot.

Noun

cnota m (genitive singular cnota, nominative plural cnotaí)

1. knot, cockade
2. (zoology) crest
3. (nautical) knot
4. red knot (Calidris canutus)

Declension

Declension of cnota

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cnota cnotaí Vocative a chnota a chnotaí Genitive cnota cnotaí Dative cnota cnotaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cnota na cnotaí Genitive an chnota na gcnotaí Dative leis an gcnota don chnota leis na cnotaí

Derived terms

• cnota bán (“white cockade”)
• cnota gualainne (“shoulder-knot”)
• cnota mullaigh (“topknot”)
• cnotach (“knotted, cockaded”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnota	chnota	gcnota
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cnota”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “cnota” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cnota” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish czsnota, from Proto-Slavic *čьstьnota. By surface analysis, cny +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡snɔ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: cno‧ta

Noun

cnota f

1. virtue (excellence in morals)
2. chastity; virginity

   pas cnoty ― chastity belt

Declension

Declension of cnota

	singular	plural
nominative	cnota	cnoty
genitive	cnoty	cnót
dative	cnocie	cnotom
accusative	cnotę	cnoty
instrumental	cnotą	cnotami
locative	cnocie	cnotach
vocative	cnoto	cnoty

Descendants

• → Old Ruthenian: цно́та (cnóta)
  • Belarusian: цно́та (cnóta)
  • Ukrainian: цно́та (cnóta); сно́та (snóta) (dialectal)

Further reading

• cnota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cnota in Polish dictionaries at PWN