canach

See also: cánach and cànach

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Welsh pannog (“mullein”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkan̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkanˠa(x)/

Noun

canach m (genitive singular canaigh, nominative plural canaigh)

1. cottongrass

Declension

Masculine

Declension of canach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative canach canaigh vocative a chanaigh a chanacha genitive canaigh canach dative canach canaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an canach na canaigh genitive an chanaigh na gcanach dative leis an gcanach don chanach leis na canaigh