cnámh
See also: cnàmh
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic *knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”).
Noun
cnámh f (genitive singular cnáimhe, nominative plural cnámha)
cnámh m (genitive singular cnámha, nominative plural cnámha)
Declension
- As a second-declension feminine noun
Declension of cnámh
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- As a third-declension masculine noun
Declension of cnámh
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cnámha (“bones”)
- cnámhar (“ossiferous”, adjective)
- créachta chnámh (“bone tuberculosis”)
- deisiú cnámh (“bonesetting”)
- mórchnámhach (“big-boned”, adjective)
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
- "cnámh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cnáim”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
- 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.
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