cnáib

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cnáibh

Etymology

From Latin cannabis.

Pronunciation

Noun

cnáib f (genitive singular cnáibe)

  1. hemp
    1. hempen, hangman's, rope
  2. cannabis
    Synonym: cannabas

Declension

Declension of cnáib (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cnáib
vocative a chnáib
genitive cnáibe
dative cnáib
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chnáib
genitive na cnáibe
dative leis an gcnáib
don chnáib

Derived terms

  • cladhaire cnáibe (“gallows-bird”)
  • cnáib uisce (“hemp agrimony”)
  • cnáibeach (“hempen”, adjective)
  • cnáibros (“hemp-seed”)
  • ros cnáibe (“hemp-seed”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnáib
radical lenition eclipsis
cnáib chnáib gcnáib

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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