caonach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cúnach cunlach (Cork) caondach, caonnach, cúnnach (obsolete) === Etymology === Alteration of Old Irish cóennae, via an unattested Middle Irish *cáennach. Cognate to Manx keynnagh and Scottish Gaelic còinneach. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkeːn̪ˠəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkiːnˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːnˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈkɯːnˠa(x)/ === Noun === caonach m (genitive singular caonaigh) moss ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== caonach liath (“mildew”) caonach mara (“sea moss”) caonach móna (“peat moss”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “caonach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “caonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026