cnuimheag

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • cruimheag, cnuimhneag, cruimhneag

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾɛ̃.ak/[1]

Noun

cnuimheag f (genitive singular cnuimheige, plural cnuimheagan)

  1. synonym of cnuimh (worm, maggot)
  2. (computing) worm

Declension

Declension of cnuimheag (class IIa feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative cnuimheag cnuimheagan
genitive cnuimheige, cnuimheig chnuimheag
dative cnuimheig cnuimheagan; cnuimheagaibh1
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) cnuimheag (na) cnuimheagan
genitive (na) cnuimheige, cnuimheig (nan) cnuimheag
dative (an) cnuimheig (na) cnuimheagan; cnuimheagaibh1
vocative cnuimheag cnuimheaga

1 obsolete form, used until the 19th century

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 17