cnag
Irish
Noun
cnag m (genitive singular cnaig, nominative plural cnaga)
- knock, crack, blow
- cracking sound
- crunch
Declension
Declension of cnag
First declension
Bare forms:
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Verb
cnag (present analytic cnagann, future analytic cnagfaidh, verbal noun cnagadh, past participle cnagtha)
- knock, strike
- lie low
- beat, surpass
- (nuts) crack
- crunch
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | cnagaim | cnagann tú; cnagair† | cnagann sé, sí | cnagaimid | cnagann sibh | cnagann siad; cnagaid† | a chnagann; a chnagas / a gcnagann*; a gcnagas* | cnagtar |
past | chnag mé; chnagas | chnag tú; chnagais | chnag sé, sí | chnagamar; chnag muid | chnag sibh; chnagabhair | chnag siad; chnagadar | a chnag / ar chnag* | cnagadh | |
past habitual | chnagainn | chnagtá | chnagadh sé, sí | chnagaimis; chnagadh muid | chnagadh sibh | chnagaidís; chnagadh siad | a chnagadh / ar chnagadh* | chnagtaí | |
future | cnagfaidh mé; cnagfad | cnagfaidh tú; cnagfair† | cnagfaidh sé, sí | cnagfaimid; cnagfaidh muid | cnagfaidh sibh | cnagfaidh siad; cnagfaid† | a chnagfaidh; a chnagfas / a gcnagfaidh*; a gcnagfas* | cnagfar | |
conditional | chnagfainn / gcnagfainn‡‡ | chnagfá / gcnagfᇇ | chnagfadh sé, sí / gcnagfadh sé, s퇇 | chnagfaimis; chnagfadh muid / gcnagfaimis‡‡; gcnagfadh muid‡‡ | chnagfadh sibh / gcnagfadh sibh‡‡ | chnagfaidís; chnagfadh siad / gcnagfaidís‡‡; gcnagfadh siad‡‡ | a chnagfadh / ar chnagfadh* | chnagfaí / gcnagfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go gcnaga mé; go gcnagad† | go gcnaga tú; go gcnagair† | go gcnaga sé, sí | go gcnagaimid; go gcnaga muid | go gcnaga sibh | go gcnaga siad; go gcnagaid† | — | go gcnagtar |
past | dá gcnagainn | dá gcnagtá | dá gcnagadh sé, sí | dá gcnagaimis; dá gcnagadh muid | dá gcnagadh sibh | dá gcnagaidís; dá gcnagadh siad | — | dá gcnagtaí | |
imperative | cnagaim | cnag | cnagadh sé, sí | cnagaimis | cnagaigí; cnagaidh† | cnagaidís | — | cnagtar | |
verbal noun | cnagadh | ||||||||
past participle | cnagtha |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnag | chnag | gcnag |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Verb
cnag (past chnag, future cnagaidh, verbal noun cnagadh, past participle cnagte)
- crunch (making sound)
- knock, click
Noun
cnag f (genitive singular cnaig, plural cnagan)
- bang, knock
- peg
- knob
- plug (of a container)
Derived terms
- cnag-aodaich (“clothes peg”)