cnó

cnó

See also: cno, CNO, and cnò

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cnú (compare Scottish Gaelic cnò, Manx cro), from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau (“nuts”)) (compare English nut and Latin nux).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /knˠoː/
• (Cois Fharraige, Mayo) IPA^(key): /kɾˠoː/, /kɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠõː/[1]

Noun

cnó m or f (genitive singular cnó, nominative plural cnónna)

1. nut (hard-shelled fruit; metal fastener)

Declension

As masculine noun

Declension of cnó

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cnó cnónna Vocative a chnó a chnónna Genitive cnó cnónna Dative cnó cnónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cnó na cnónna Genitive an chnó na gcnónna Dative leis an gcnó don chnó leis na cnónna

As feminine noun

Declension of cnó

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cnó cnónna Vocative a chnó a chnónna Genitive cnó cnónna Dative cnó cnónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chnó na cnónna Genitive na cnó na gcnónna Dative leis an gcnó don chnó leis na cnónna

Derived terms

• blaosc cnó
• cnó airéice
• cnó arcáin
• cnó beitil
• cnó Brasaíleach
• cnó caisealta
• cnó caoch
• cnó capaill
• cnó cluasach
• cnó cnuasaigh
• cnó cócó
• cnó coill
• cnó eiteach
• cnó francach
• cnó gaelach
• cnó gallda
• cnó mogaill
• cnó mullaigh
• cnó sinséir
• cnó talún
• gallchnó
• geanmchnó

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cnó	chnó	gcnó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cnó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cnú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “cnó” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cnó” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.