Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cnes.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cneas m or f (genitive singular cnis or cneise or cnise, nominative plural cneasa)

  1. skin, bark, rind
    Synonym: craiceann
  2. body, waist

Declension

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Declension of cneas (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cneas cneasa
vocative a chnis a chneasa
genitive cnis cneas
dative cneas cneasa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cneas na cneasa
genitive an chnis na gcneas
dative leis an gcneas
don chneas
leis na cneasa
Feminine declension
Declension of cneas (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cneas cneasa
vocative a chneas a chneasa
genitive cnise cneasa
dative cneas cneasa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chneas na cneasa
genitive na cnise na gcneasa
dative leis an gcneas
don chneas
leis na cneasa

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cneas
radical lenition eclipsis
cneas chneas gcneas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cnes (skin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cneas m (genitive singular cneasa or cneis or cnis, plural cneasan)

  1. skin
  2. waist
  3. (anatomy) cuticle

Mutation

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Mutation of cneas
radical lenition
cneas chneas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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