cannabas

Irish

Etymology

From English cannabis, from Latin cannabis (“hemp”), from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).

Noun

cannabas m (genitive singular cannabais)

  1. cannabis
    Synonym: cnáib

Declension
Declension of cannabas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative cannabas
Vocative a channabais
Genitive cannabais
Dative cannabas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an cannabas
Genitive an channabais
Dative leis an gcannabas

don channabas

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

Further reading
  • Entries containing “cannabas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.na.baːs/, [ˈkänːäbäːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.na.bas/, [ˈkänːäbäs]

Noun

cannabās

  1. accusative plural of cannaba
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