cneas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cnes.

Pronunciation

Noun

cneas m or f (genitive singular cnis or cneise or cnise, nominative plural cneasa)

  1. skin, bark, rind
    Synonym: craiceann
  2. body, waist

Declension

Feminine declension

Derived terms

  • aolchneas (fair skin)
  • cara cnis (bosom friend)
  • cneasach (covered with skin; cutaneous)
  • cneasaigh (cicatrize, heal, verb)
  • cneaschol m (colour bar)
  • cneasluiteach (skintight)
  • éadach cnis (underwear)
  • fíorchneas (true skin)
  • le cneas (next to)
  • léine chnis (undershirt)
  • míol cnis (louse)
  • sail chnis (dandruff)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cneas chneas gcneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cnes (skin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɾʲẽs̪/

Noun

cneas m (genitive singular cneasa or cneis or cnis, plural cneasan)

  1. skin
  2. waist
  3. (anatomy) cuticle

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cneaschneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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