gnóthachan

Irish

Alternative forms

• gnóthachtáil

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠõːhənˠ/ (as if spelled gnóthan)

Noun

gnóthachan m (genitive singular gnóthachain, nominative plural gnóthachain)

1. profit, benefit, gain

   Synonyms: brabach, brabús, éadáil, sochar

2. winning

Declension

Declension of gnóthachan (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gnóthachan gnóthachain vocative a ghnóthachain a ghnóthachana genitive gnóthachain gnóthachan dative gnóthachan gnóthachain forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gnóthachan na gnóthachain genitive an ghnóthachain na ngnóthachan dative leis an ngnóthachan don ghnóthachan leis na gnóthachain

Derived terms

• gnóthachan caipitiúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnóthachan

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gnóthachan	ghnóthachan	ngnóthachan

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnóthachan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “gnóthachan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025