cnò
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish cnú, from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau (“nuts”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.
Noun
editcnò f (genitive singular cnò or cnotha or cnòtha, plural cnòthan)
Derived terms
edit- cnò challtainn (“hazelnut”)
- cnò Fhrangach (“walnut”)
- cnò-almoin (“almond”)
- cnò-bhachaill
- cnò-bhachair (“acorn; molucca bean”)
- cnò-bhainne (“milk-nut”)
- cnò-bhreac (“snail's shell”)
- cnò-chanaich (“quince”)
- cnò-chaoch (“empty nut”)
- cnò-chòmhlach (“hazel double nut”)
- cnò-dharaich (“oak apple; acorn”)
- cnò-gheanmnaidh (“chestnut”)
- cnò-Ghreugach
- cnò-leana (“marsh-cinquefoil”)
- cnò-mheannt (“nutmeg”)
- cnò-Shamhna (“Hallowe'en nut”)
- cnò-shearbh (“filbert”)
- cnò-spuinge (“molucca-nut”)
- cnò-thalmhainn (“earth-nut”)
- coille-chnò (“hazel-wood”)
- gall-chnò (“walnut”)
References
edit- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Scouller, Alastair: 2017, The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay, 112. PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh.
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
editcnò
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cnò”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cnò | chnò |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
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