canúnach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From canúint, canúna + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kaˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkanˠuːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkanˠunˠa(h)/
Adjective edit
canúnach (genitive singular masculine canúnaigh, genitive singular feminine canúnaí, plural canúnacha, comparative canúnaí)
Declension edit
Declension of canúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | canúnach | chanúnach | canúnacha; chanúnacha² | |
| Vocative | chanúnaigh | canúnacha | ||
| Genitive | canúnaí | canúnacha | canúnach | |
| Dative | canúnach; chanúnach¹ |
chanúnach; chanúnaigh (archaic) |
canúnacha; chanúnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos canúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is canúnaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| canúnach | chanúnach | gcanúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “canúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “canúnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “canúnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024