"caonach" meaning in Irish

See caonach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkeːn̪ˠəx/ [Munster], /ˈkiːnˠəx/ [Connacht], /ˈkiːnˠa(x)/ [Ulster], /ˈkɯːnˠa(x)/ [Ulster] (note: older)
Etymology: Alteration of Old Irish cóennae, via an unattested Middle Irish *cáennach. Cognate to Manx keynnagh and Scottish Gaelic còinneach. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|cóennae}} Old Irish cóennae, {{inh|ga|mga|*cáennach}} Middle Irish *cáennach, {{cog|gv|keynnagh}} Manx keynnagh, {{cog|gd|còinneach}} Scottish Gaelic còinneach Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|caonaigh||||||||-|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} caonach m (genitive singular caonaigh), {{ga-noun|m|caonaigh|-}} caonach m (genitive singular caonaigh) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: caonaigh [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], caonach [indefinite, nominative, singular], a chaonaigh [indefinite, singular, vocative], caonaigh [genitive, indefinite, singular], caonach [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an caonach [definite, nominative, singular], an chaonaigh [definite, genitive, singular], leis an gcaonach [dative, definite, singular], don chaonach [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], caonach [error-unrecognized-form], chaonach [error-unrecognized-form], gcaonach [error-unrecognized-form], cúnach [alternative], cunlach [alternative, Cork], caondach [alternative, obsolete], caonnach [alternative, obsolete], cúnnach [alternative, obsolete]
  1. moss Tags: masculine Derived forms: caonach liath (english: mildew), caonach mara (english: sea moss), caonach móna (english: peat moss)
    Sense id: en-caonach-ga-noun-nhNauVSC Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mosses

Alternative forms

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "don chaonach",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "caonach",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "gcaonach",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "cúnach",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "cunlach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Cork"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caondach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caonnach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
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      ]
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      "form": "cúnnach",
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      ]
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        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "4": "caonaigh",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f4request": "1",
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Mosses",
          "orig": "ga:Mosses",
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        }
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          "english": "mildew",
          "translation": "mildew",
          "word": "caonach liath"
        },
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          "english": "sea moss",
          "translation": "sea moss",
          "word": "caonach mara"
        },
        {
          "english": "peat moss",
          "translation": "peat moss",
          "word": "caonach móna"
        }
      ],
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        "moss"
      ],
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          "moss",
          "moss"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkeːn̪ˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkiːnˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkiːnˠa(x)/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɯːnˠa(x)/",
      "note": "older",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "english": "mildew",
      "translation": "mildew",
      "word": "caonach liath"
    },
    {
      "english": "sea moss",
      "translation": "sea moss",
      "word": "caonach mara"
    },
    {
      "english": "peat moss",
      "translation": "peat moss",
      "word": "caonach móna"
    }
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      },
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      "form": "caonaigh",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caonach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaonaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caonaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caonach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an caonach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chaonaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcaonach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chaonach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caonach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaonach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcaonach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúnach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunlach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Cork"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caondach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caonnach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúnnach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish first-declension nouns",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish masculine nouns",
        "Irish nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeːn̪ˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːnˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːnˠa(x)/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɯːnˠa(x)/",
      "note": "older",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "caonach"
}

Download raw JSONL data for caonach meaning in Irish (3.7kB)

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  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "caonach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
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