achrann
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Noun
[edit]achrann m (genitive singular achrainn, nominative plural achrainn)
- tangled growth; tangle, entanglement
- (act of) quarrelling, strife
Declension
[edit]Declension of achrann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- achrannach (“entangled, intricate; quarrelsome; rocky, difficult”, adjective)
- achrannaí f (“intricateness; quarrelsomeness”)
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 227, page 115
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]achrann
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
achrann | n-achrann | hachrann | t-achrann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achrann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “achrann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achrann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “achrann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024