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gnáth
gnáth
Irish
Noun
gnáth m (genitive singular gnáith, nominative plural gnáthanna)
- custom, usage
- customary thing
- frequentation
- haunt, resort
- (literary, in the plural) intimates, associates
Declension
Declension of gnáth
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- de ghnáth
- deasghnáth (“ritual, ceremony”)
- gnách
- gnáth-
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gnáth | ghnáth | ngnáth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gnātos (“known, usual”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-tós, past participle of *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡnaːθ/
Adjective
gnáth
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
gnáth m (nominative plural gnáith)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gnáth | gnáth pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngnáth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||