cneasda

See also: cneasta

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

cneasta

Etymology

From Old Irish cnesta (“healed; fitting, proper, seemly”), from cnes (“skin (of body); surface; body, flesh; bosom, breast”) + -ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʲrʲes̪t̪ə/

Adjective

cneasda

merciful
Synonym: tròcaireach

Antonym: mì-thròcaireach

Derived terms

mì-chneasda

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cneasda	chneasda
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cnesta”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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