cneadach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cneadaigh, cneadaíl
• cneadaighil, cneadghail (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲad̪ˠi/ (corresponding to the original dative cneadaigh)

Noun

cneadach f (genitive singular cneadaí)

1. verbal noun of cnead (“to groan, pant, gasp”)

Declension

Declension of cneadach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cneadach Vocative a chneadach Genitive cneadaí Dative cneadach cneadaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chneadach Genitive na cneadaí Dative leis an gcneadach leis an gcneadaigh (archaic, dialectal) don chneadach don chneadaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cneadach	chneadach	gcneadach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnetach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cneadaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 156
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cneadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN