cnap
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- cnaipe (button)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Irish cnapp, from Old Norse knappr or Old English cnæp.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcnap m (genitive singular cnaip, nominative plural cnapanna)
Declension
editDeclension of cnap
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnap | chnap | gcnap |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnap”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 361, page 123
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cnap”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 155
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle English
editNoun
editcnap
- Alternative form of knappe (“knob”)