cnes

See also: CNES

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *knissos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲnʲes]

Noun

cnes m (genitive cnis)

  1. skin, surface
  2. body, flesh

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cnes cnesL cnisL
vocative cnis cnesL cnisuH
accusative cnesN cnesL cnisuH
genitive cnisL cnes cnesN
dative cnesL cnesaib cnesaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cnes

Mutation

Mutation of cnes
radical lenition nasalization
cnes chnes cnes
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

References

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