gnóthach

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See also: gnothach

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gnó, gnótha (business) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠẽːha(x)/[1] (as if spelled gnaethach); /ˈɡɾˠĩːha(x)/[2] (as if spelled gnaothach)

Adjective[edit]

gnóthach (genitive singular masculine gnóthaigh, genitive singular feminine gnóthaí, plural gnóthacha, comparative gnóthaí)

  1. busy, active
  2. officious

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gnóthach ghnóthach ngnóthach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

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