cnagaire
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈknˠaɡəɾʲə/
- (Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠaɡəɾʲə/
Noun
cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)
- woodpecker
- Synonym: snag darach
- (slang) noggin
Declension
Declension of cnagaire
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cnagaire dubh
- cnagaire glas
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cnagaire | chnagaire | gcnagaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnagaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cnagaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cnagaire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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