achrannach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From achrann (“tangled growth; tangle, entanglement; (act of) quarrelling, strife”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]achrannach (genitive singular masculine achrannaigh, genitive singular feminine achrannaí, plural achrannacha, comparative achrannaí)
- entangled, intricate
- quarrelsome (of person)
- rocky, difficult (of terrain)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | achrannach | achrannach | achrannacha | |
| vocative | achrannaigh | achrannacha | ||
| genitive | achrannaí | achrannacha | achrannach | |
| dative | achrannach | achrannach; achrannaigh (archaic) |
achrannacha | |
| Comparative | níos achrannaí | |||
| Superlative | is achrannaí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| achrannach | n-achrannach | hachrannach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achrannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achrannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “achrannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025