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cnoc.

hill, mount

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kn̪ˠuk/Munster, Cork, Kerry/kn̪ˠɞk/Munster/kəˈn̪ˠuk/Munster, Waterford/knˠɞk/Connacht

  1. hill, mount

    masculine
    Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos (“hill”). Distantly cognate with English neck. Compare Breton krec'h.

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