cnó
See also: cnò
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cnú (compare Scottish Gaelic cnò, Manx cro), from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau (“nuts”)), from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (compare English nut).
Noun
cnó m or f (genitive singular cnó, nominative plural cnónna)
- nut (hard-shelled fruit; metal fastener)
Declension
As masculine noun:
Declension of cnó
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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As feminine noun:
Declension of cnó
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- blaosc cnó f (“nutshell”)
- cnó airéice m (“areca-nut”)
- cnó arcáin m (“pig-nut”)
- cnó beitil m (“betel-nut”)
- cnó Brasaíleach m (“Brazil nut”)
- cnó caisealta m (“castle-nut”)
- cnó caoch m (“blind nut”)
- cnó capaill m (“horse-chestnut”)
- cnó cnuasaigh m (“garnered nut; (of person) treasure”)
- cnó cócó m (“coconut”)
- cnó coill m, cnó gaelach m (“hazel-nut”)
- cnó eiteach m, cnó cluasach m (“wing-nut”)
- cnó francach m, cnó gallda m, gallchnó m (“walnut”)
- cnó mogaill m (“clustered nut; (of person) beloved”)
- cnó mullaigh m (“topmost nut; (of person) chief, noblest”)
- cnó sinséir m (“ginger(bread) nut”)
- cnó talún m (“earth-nut”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnó | chnó | gcnó |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "cnó" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cnú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- 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.
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