cnagaire

Irish

Etymology

From cnag (“knock, strike”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈknˠaɡəɾʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠaɡəɾʲə/

Noun

cnagaire m (genitive singular cnagaire, nominative plural cnagairí)

1. woodpecker

   Synonym: snag darach

2. (slang) noggin

   Synonyms: gogán, naigín

Declension

Declension of cnagaire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cnagaire cnagairí vocative a chnagaire a chnagairí genitive cnagaire cnagairí dative cnagaire cnagairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cnagaire na cnagairí genitive an chnagaire na gcnagairí dative leis an gcnagaire don chnagaire leis na cnagairí

Derived terms

• cnagaire dubh
• cnagaire glas

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnagaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cnagaire	chnagaire	gcnagaire

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnagaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cnagaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cnagaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024