caochneantóg
Irish
Alternative forms
- neantóg chaoch
Etymology
From caoch (“blind [i.e. "empty"]”) + neantóg (“nettle”), from the fact that they resemble stinging nettles but lack stinging hairs. Compare German Taubnessel (“deaf nettle”).
Noun
caochneantóg f (genitive singular caochneantóige, nominative plural caochneantóga)
- deadnettle
Declension
Declension of caochneantóg
Second declension
Bare forms
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Further reading
- "caochneantóg" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.