cnagaire

Irish

Etymology

From cnag (“knock, strike”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈknˠaɡəɾʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠaɡəɾʲə/

Noun

cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)

1. woodpecker

   Synonym: snag darach

2. (slang) noggin

   Synonyms: gogán, naigín

Declension

Declension of cnagaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cnagaire cnagairí Vocative a chnagaire a chnagairí Genitive cnagaire cnagairí Dative cnagaire cnagairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cnagaire na cnagairí Genitive an chnagaire na gcnagairí Dative leis an gcnagaire don chnagaire leis na cnagairí

Derived terms

• cnagaire dubh
• cnagaire glas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnagaire	chnagaire	gcnagaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnagaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cnagaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cnagaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024