achasán

Irish

Alternative forms

• achmhusán (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish athchomsán.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈahasˠanˠ/, /ˈahasˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

achasán m (genitive singular achasáin, nominative plural achasáin)

1. reproach, insult

   Ceapaim gur thug sé achasán dom.

   I think that he reproached me.

   (literally, “I think that he gave me a reproach”)

Declension

Declension of achasán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative achasán achasáin vocative a achasáin a achasána genitive achasáin achasán dative achasán achasáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-achasán na hachasáin genitive an achasáin na n-achasán dative leis an achasán don achasán leis na hachasáin

Derived terms

• achasánach (“reproachful”, adjective)
• achasánaí m (“reproacher, reviler”)
• is maith an té atá ag tabhairt achasáin uaidh (“the pot calling the kettle black”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of achasán

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achasán	n-achasán	hachasán	t-achasán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achasán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “athchomsán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achasán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “achasán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024