cnapánach
Irish
Alternative forms
- cnaipíneach
Etymology
From cnapán (“lump”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
cnapánach (genitive singular masculine cnapánaigh, genitive singular feminine cnapánaí, plural cnapánacha, comparative cnapánaí)
- lumpy
- gnarled, rugged
Declension
Declension of cnapánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cnapánach | chnapánach | cnapánacha; chnapánacha² | |
| Vocative | chnapánaigh | cnapánacha | ||
| Genitive | cnapánaí | cnapánacha | cnapánach | |
| Dative | cnapánach; chnapánach¹ | chnapánach; chnapánaigh (archaic) | cnapánacha; chnapánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cnapánaí | |||
| Superlative | is cnapánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cnapánach | chnapánach | gcnapánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cnapánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cnapánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cnapánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.