gnaoi

gnaoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gnaí, from Old Irish gnoë.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡn̪ˠiː/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ɡniː/
• (Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠĩː/

Noun

gnaoi f (genitive singular gnaoi, nominative plural gnaoithe)

1. good looks, beauty
2. pleasure
3. liking

Declension

Declension of gnaoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gnaoi gnaoithe Vocative a ghnaoi a ghnaoithe Genitive gnaoi gnaoithe Dative gnaoi gnaoithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghnaoi na gnaoithe Genitive na gnaoi na ngnaoithe Dative leis an ngnaoi don ghnaoi leis na gnaoithe

Derived terms

• gnaíúil
• gnaoi na ndaoine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gnaoi	ghnaoi	ngnaoi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gnóe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “gnaoi” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 373.
• "gnaoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46