cnag

Irish

Etymology

Noun

cnag m (genitive singular cnaig, nominative plural cnaga)

  1. knock, crack, blow
  2. cracking sound
  3. crunch

Declension
Declension of cnag

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cnag cnaga
Vocative a chnaig a chnaga
Genitive cnaig cnag
Dative cnag cnaga

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cnag na cnaga
Genitive an chnaig na gcnag
Dative leis an gcnag

don chnag

 leis na cnaga

Verb

cnag (present analytic cnagann, future analytic cnagfaidh, verbal noun cnagadh, past participle cnagtha)

  1. knock, strike
  2. lie low
  3. beat, surpass
  4. (nuts) crack
  5. crunch

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present cnagaim cnagann tú;
cnagair†		 cnagann sé, sí cnagaimid cnagann sibh cnagann siad;
cnagaid†		 a chnagann; a chnagas /
a gcnagann*; a gcnagas*		 cnagtar
past chnag mé; chnagas chnag tú; chnagais chnag sé, sí chnagamar; chnag muid chnag sibh; chnagabhair chnag siad; chnagadar a chnag /
ar chnag*		 cnagadh
past habitual chnagainn chnagtá chnagadh sé, sí chnagaimis; chnagadh muid chnagadh sibh chnagaidís; chnagadh siad a chnagadh /
ar chnagadh*		 chnagtaí
future cnagfaidh mé;
cnagfad		 cnagfaidh tú;
cnagfair†		 cnagfaidh sé, sí cnagfaimid;
cnagfaidh muid		 cnagfaidh sibh cnagfaidh siad;
cnagfaid†		 a chnagfaidh; a chnagfas /
a gcnagfaidh*; a gcnagfas*		 cnagfar
conditional chnagfainn / gcnagfainn‡‡ chnagfá / gcnagfᇇ chnagfadh sé, sí / gcnagfadh sé, s퇇 chnagfaimis; chnagfadh muid / gcnagfaimis‡‡; gcnagfadh muid‡‡ chnagfadh sibh / gcnagfadh sibh‡‡ chnagfaidís; chnagfadh siad / gcnagfaidís‡‡; gcnagfadh siad‡‡ a chnagfadh /
ar chnagfadh*		 chnagfaí / gcnagfa퇇
subjunctive present go gcnaga mé;
go gcnagad†		 go gcnaga tú;
go gcnagair†		 go gcnaga sé, sí go gcnagaimid;
go gcnaga muid		 go gcnaga sibh go gcnaga siad;
go gcnagaid†		 — go gcnagtar
past dá gcnagainn dá gcnagtá dá gcnagadh sé, sí dá gcnagaimis;
dá gcnagadh muid		 dá gcnagadh sibh dá gcnagaidís;
dá gcnagadh siad		 — dá gcnagtaí
imperative cnagaim cnag cnagadh sé, sí cnagaimis cnagaigí;
cnagaidh†		 cnagaidís — cnagtar
verbal noun cnagadh
past participle cnagtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Verb

cnag (past chnag, future cnagaidh, verbal noun cnagadh, past participle cnagte)

  1. crunch (making sound)
  2. knock, click

Noun

cnag f (genitive singular cnaig, plural cnagan)

  1. bang, knock
  2. peg
  3. knob
  4. plug (of a container)

Derived terms
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