canach

See also: cánach and cànach

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Welsh pannog (“mullein”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkan̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠa(x)/

Noun

canach m (genitive singular canaigh, nominative plural canaigh)

1. cottongrass

Declension

Masculine

Declension of canach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative canach canaigh Vocative a chanaigh a chanacha Genitive canaigh canach Dative canach canaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an canach na canaigh Genitive an chanaigh na gcanach Dative leis an gcanach don chanach leis na canaigh