Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From cnámh (bone) +‎ fód (sod)

Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠãːvʲɔːd̪ˠ/[1] (as if spelled cnáimhfhód)

Noun

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cnámhfhód m (genitive singular cnámhfhóid, nominative plural cnámhfhóid)

  1. unploughed strip between cultivated ridges

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cnámhfhód chnámhfhód gcnámhfhód
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 315, page 110

Further reading

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