gnóthachan

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠõːhənˠ/[1] (as if spelled gnóthan)

Noun

gnóthachan m (genitive singular gnóthachain, nominative plural gnóthachain)

  1. profit, benefit, gain
    Synonyms: brabach, brabús, éadáil, sochar
  2. winning

Declension
Declension of gnóthachan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gnóthachan gnóthachain
Vocative a ghnóthachain a ghnóthachana
Genitive gnóthachain gnóthachan
Dative gnóthachan gnóthachain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gnóthachan na gnóthachain
Genitive an ghnóthachain na ngnóthachan
Dative leis an ngnóthachan

don ghnóthachan

 leis na gnóthachain

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37

Further reading
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