gnaoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gnaí, from Old Irish gnoë.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡn̪ˠiː/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ɡniː/
(Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠĩː/

Noun

gnaoi f (genitive singular gnaoi, nominative plural gnaoithe)

Declension

Declension of gnaoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gnaoi	gnaoithe
Vocative	a ghnaoi	a ghnaoithe
Genitive	gnaoi	gnaoithe
Dative	gnaoi	gnaoithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghnaoi	na gnaoithe
Genitive	na gnaoi	na ngnaoithe
Dative	leis an ngnaoi don ghnaoi	leis na gnaoithe

Derived terms

gnaíúil
gnaoi na ndaoine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gnaoi	ghnaoi	ngnaoi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gnóe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
“gnaoi” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 373.
"gnaoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

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