cnoccach
Old Irish
Etymology
From cnocc (“hill, lump”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknokax/
Adjective
cnoccach
- hilly
- lumpy
Inflection
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | cnoccach | cnoccach | cnoccach |
| Vocative | cnoccaig* cnoccach** | ||
| Accusative | cnoccach | cnoccaig | |
| Genitive | cnoccaig | cnoccaige | cnoccaig |
| Dative | cnoccach | cnoccaig | cnoccach |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | cnoccaig | cnoccacha | |
| Vocative | cnoccachu cnoccacha† | ||
| Accusative | cnoccachu cnoccacha† | ||
| Genitive | cnoccach | ||
| Dative | cnoccachaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Descendants
- Irish: cnocach
Noun
cnoccach m
- a hilly place
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: cnocach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cnoccach | chnoccach | cnoccach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cnoccach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN