# cnag
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish *cnagaid, from Old English cnocian and/or Old Norse knoka, both from Proto-Germanic *knukōną.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /kn̪ˠɑɡ/
* (Galway) IPA: /kn̪ˠɑɡ/, /kɾˠaɡ/
* (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /kɾˠaɡ/

### Noun

cnag m (genitive singular cnaig, nominative plural cnaga)
* a knock, crack, crunch

#### Declension

First declension

### Verb

cnag (present analytic cnagann, future analytic cnagfaidh, verbal noun cnagadh, past participle cnagtha)
* to knock, crack, crunch

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | cnagaim | cnagann tú; cnagair$^†$ | cnagann sé, sí | cnagaimid | cnagann sibh | cnagann siad; cnagaid$^†$ | a chnagann; a chnagas / a gcnagann* | cnagtar |
| indicative | past | chnag mé; chnagas | chnag tú; chnagais | chnag sé, sí | chnagamar; chnag muid | chnag sibh; chnagabhair | chnag siad; chnagadar | a chnag / ar chnag* | cnagadh |
| indicative | past habitual | chnagainn / gcnagainn‡‡ | chnagtá / gcnagtá‡‡ | chnagadh sé, sí / gcnagadh sé, sí‡‡ | chnagaimis; chnagadh muid / gcnagaimis‡‡; gcnagadh muid‡‡ | chnagadh sibh / gcnagadh sibh‡‡ | chnagaidís; chnagadh siad / gcnagaidís‡‡; gcnagadh siad‡‡ | a chnagadh / a gcnagadh* | chnagtaí / gcnagtaí‡‡ |
| future | future | cnagfaidh mé; cnagfad | cnagfaidh tú; cnagfair$^†$ | cnagfaidh sé, sí | cnagfaimid; cnagfaidh muid | cnagfaidh sibh | cnagfaidh siad; cnagfaid$^†$ | a chnagfaidh; a chnagfas / a gcnagfaidh* | cnagfar |
| conditional | conditional | chnagfainn / gcnagfainn‡‡ | chnagfá / gcnagfá‡‡ | chnagfadh sé, sí / gcnagfadh sé, sí‡‡ | chnagfaimis; chnagfadh muid / gcnagfaimis‡‡; gcnagfadh muid‡‡ | chnagfadh sibh / gcnagfadh sibh‡‡ | chnagfaidís; chnagfadh siad / gcnagfaidís‡‡; gcnagfadh siad‡‡ | a chnagfadh / a gcnagfadh* | chnagfaí / gcnagfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gcnaga mé; go gcnagad$^†$ | go gcnaga tú; go gcnagair$^†$ | go gcnaga sé, sí | go gcnagaimid; go gcnaga muid | go gcnaga sibh | go gcnaga siad; go gcnagaid$^†$ | — | go gcnagtar |
| subjunctive | past | dá gcnagainn | dá gcnagtá | dá gcnagadh sé, sí | dá gcnagaimis; dá gcnagadh muid | dá gcnagadh sibh | dá gcnagaidís; dá gcnagadh siad | — | dá gcnagtaí |
| imperative | imperative | cnagaim | cnag | cnagadh sé, sí | cnagaimis | cnagaigí; cnagaidh$^†$ | cnagaidís | — | cnagtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | cnagadh | cnagadh | cnagadh | cnagadh | cnagadh | cnagadh | cnagadh | cnagadh |
| past participle | past participle | cnagtha | cnagtha | cnagtha | cnagtha | cnagtha | cnagtha | cnagtha | cnagtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 96

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnagaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish *cnagaid, from Old English cnocian and/or Old Norse knoka, both from Proto-Germanic *knukōną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʰɾãk/

### Verb

cnag (past chnag, future cnagaidh, verbal noun cnagadh, past participle cnagte)
* crunch (making sound)
* knock, click

### Noun

cnag f (genitive singular cnaig, plural cnagan)
* bang, knock
* peg
* knob
* plug (of a container)

#### Derived terms

* cnag-aodaich (“clothes peg”)

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cnagaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language