aonaránach
See also: aonaranach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aonarán (“single, solitary person”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]aonaránach (genitive singular masculine aonaránaigh, genitive singular feminine aonaránaí, plural aonaránacha, comparative aonaránaí)
- alone, solitary
- Synonym: aonracánach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aonaránach | aonaránach | aonaránacha | |
| vocative | aonaránaigh | aonaránacha | ||
| genitive | aonaránaí | aonaránacha | aonaránach | |
| dative | aonaránach | aonaránach; aonaránaigh (archaic) |
aonaránacha | |
| Comparative | níos aonaránaí | |||
| Superlative | is aonaránaí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- aonarach (“single, solitary, lone”, adjective)
- aonaracht f (“singularity, solitude”)
- aonaránacht f (“solitariness”)
- aonar m (“one, lone person”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aonaránach | n-aonaránach | haonaránach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonaránach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “solitary”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025