cnú
See also: cnu
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *knūs, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knuː/
Noun
cnú f
- nut
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- cnú frangcach
Descendants
- Irish: cnó
- Manx: cro
- Scottish Gaelic: cnò
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cnú | chnú | cnú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “cnú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.