gnóthach
See also: gnothach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From gnó, gnótha (“business”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠẽːha(x)/[1] (as if spelled gnaethach); /ˈɡɾˠĩːha(x)/[2] (as if spelled gnaothach)
Adjective edit
gnóthach (genitive singular masculine gnóthaigh, genitive singular feminine gnóthaí, plural gnóthacha, comparative gnóthaí)
Declension edit
Declension of gnóthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gnóthach | ghnóthach | gnóthacha; ghnóthacha² | |
| Vocative | ghnóthaigh | gnóthacha | ||
| Genitive | gnóthaí | gnóthacha | gnóthach | |
| Dative | gnóthach; ghnóthach¹ |
ghnóthach; ghnóthaigh (archaic) |
gnóthacha; ghnóthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gnóthaí | |||
| Superlative | is gnóthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gnóthach | ghnóthach | ngnóthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnóthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN