cnagaire

Irish

Etymology

cnag (“knock, strike”) +‎ -aire

Pronunciation

Noun

cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)

  1. woodpecker
  2. (slang) noggin

Declension
Declension of cnagaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cnagaire cnagairí
Vocative a chnagaire a chnagairí
Genitive cnagaire cnagairí
Dative cnagaire cnagairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cnagaire na cnagairí
Genitive an chnagaire na gcnagairí
Dative leis an gcnagaire

don chnagaire

 leis na cnagairí

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • cnagaire dubh
  • cnagaire glas

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cnagaire chnagaire gcnagaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.