cnap

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse knappr or Old English cnæp.

Noun

cnap m (genitive singular cnaip, nominative plural cnapanna)

  1. knob, lump

Declension
Declension of cnap

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cnap cnapanna
Vocative a chnaip a chnapanna
Genitive cnaip cnapanna
Dative cnap cnapanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cnap na cnapanna
Genitive an chnaip na gcnapanna
Dative leis an gcnap

don chnap

 leis na cnapanna

Derived terms
  • cnapach (“knobby, lumpy”)
  • cnapaim (“I heap, collect into lumps”)
  • cnapaire (“stout and strong thing or person”)
  • cnapán (“knob, large or stout thing”)
  • cnapóg (“little lump, nap of cloth”)
  • cnapsaca (“knapsack”)

References
  • “cnap” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “cnap” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "cnap" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Middle English

Noun

cnap

  1. Alternative form of knappe (“knob”)
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