cneas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cnes.

Pronunciation

Noun

cneas m (genitive singular cnis, nominative plural cneasa)

  1. skin, bark, rind
  2. body, waist

Declension
Declension of cneas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cneas cneasa
Vocative a chnis a chneasa
Genitive cnis cneas
Dative cneas cneasa

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cneas na cneasa
Genitive an chnis na gcneas
Dative leis an gcneas

don chneas

 leis na cneasa

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • aolchneas (“fair skin”)
  • cara cnis (“bosom friend”)
  • éadach cnis (“underwear”)
  • fíorchneas (“true skin”)
  • le cneas (“next to”)
  • léine chnis (“undershirt”)
  • míol cnis (“louse”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cneas chneas gcneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cnes (“skin”).

Noun

cneas m (genitive singular cneasa or cneis or cnis, plural cneasan)

  1. skin
  2. waist
  3. (anatomy) cuticle

References
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