cnámh
See also: cnàmh
Irish
Alternative forms
- cnáimh
Etymology
From Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic *knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kn̪ˠɑːvˠ/, [kn̪ˠɑ̃ːvˠ]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /knɑːvʲ/, /knaːvʲ/ (corresponding to the spelling cnáimh)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾãːw/
Noun
cnámh f (genitive singular cnáimhe, nominative plural cnámha)
cnámh m (genitive singular cnámha, nominative plural cnámha)
- (anatomy) bone
- (in the plural) bones (musical instrument)
Declension
- As a second-declension feminine noun
Declension of cnámh
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- As a third-declension masculine noun
Declension of cnámh
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- cnámhar (“ossiferous”)
- créachta chnámh (“bone tuberculosis”)
- deisiú cnámh (“bonesetting”)
- mórchnámhach (“big-boned”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnámh | chnámh | gcnámh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cnámh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cnáim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 155.
- Entries containing “cnámh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cnámh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20