canúnach

Irish

Etymology

From canúint, canúna +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠuːnˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠunˠa(h)/

Adjective

canúnach (genitive singular masculine canúnaigh, genitive singular feminine canúnaí, plural canúnacha, comparative canúnaí)

dialectal

Declension

Declension of *canúnach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	canúnach	chanúnach	canúnacha; chanúnacha²
vocative	chanúnaigh	chanúnach	canúnacha
genitive	chanúnaigh	canúnaí	canúnacha	canúnach
dative	canúnach; chanúnach¹	chanúnach; chanúnaigh (archaic)	canúnacha; chanúnacha²
Comparative	níos canúnaí
Superlative	is canúnaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

canúnachas

Mutation

Mutated forms of *canúnach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
canúnach	chanúnach	gcanúnach

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