caochneantóg
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From caoch (“blind [i.e. "empty"]”) + neantóg (“nettle”), from the fact that they resemble stinging nettles but lack stinging hairs. Compare German Taubnessel (“deaf nettle”).
Noun edit
caochneantóg f (genitive singular caochneantóige, nominative plural caochneantóga)
Declension edit
Declension of caochneantóg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caochneantóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN