gnúis

See also: gnùis

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gnúis.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡn̪ˠuːʃ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ɡnˠuːʃ/, /ɡn̪ˠuːʃ/, /ɡɾˠuːʃ/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠuːʃ/

Noun

gnúis f (genitive singular gnúise, nominative plural gnúiseanna or núise)

face (front part of head), visage, countenance
Synonyms: aghaidh, éadan
face (facial expression)
Synonym: dreach
(specifically) a wry face or expression
mien
gnúis mhaorga ― a noble or lofty mien

Declension

Declension of gnúis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gnúis	gnúisa
Vocative	a ghnúis	a ghnúisa
Genitive	gnúise	gnúis
Dative	gnúis	gnúisa

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghnúis	na gnúisa
Genitive	na gnúise	na ngnúis
Dative	leis an ngnúis don ghnúis	leis na gnúisa

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gnúis	ghnúis	ngnúis
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), “gnúis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “gnúis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 374
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gnúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44

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