cnaipe
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish cnap,[1] borrowed from Old Norse knappr and/or Old English cnæp.[2] Doublet of cnap.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkn̪ˠapʲə/[3]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈknˠɑpˠə/[4]
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠapʲə/[5]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠɨpʲə/[6], /ˈkɾˠɛpʲə/[7]
Noun
[edit]cnaipe m (genitive singular cnaipe, nominative plural cnaipí)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- beacán cnaipe (“button mushroom”)
- cnaipe sosa (“pause button”)
- cnaipeadóir (“button-maker”)
- cnaipín (“small button”)
- crúca cnaipe (“button-hook”)
- muisiriún cnaipe (“button mushroom”)
- poll cnaipe (“button-hole”)
- stadchnaipe (“pause button”)
Related terms
[edit]- cnap (“knob”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cnaipe | chnaipe | gcnaipe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnap”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Greene, D. (1976), “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dublin 15–21 August 1973, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
- ^ “cnaipe”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 155
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 223, page 41
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 274, page 96
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cnaipe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cnaipe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 155
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cnaipe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cnaipe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026