achrann

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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achrann m (genitive singular achrainn, nominative plural achrainn)

  1. tangled growth; tangle, entanglement
  2. (act of) quarrelling, strife
Declension
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Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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  • achrannach (entangled, intricate; quarrelsome; rocky, difficult, adjective)
  • achrannaí f (intricateness; quarrelsomeness)

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 227, page 115

Etymology 2

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Verb

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achrann

  1. present indicative analytic of achair

Mutation

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Irish mutation
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

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