aonarach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aonrach

Etymology

From aonar (“one, lone person”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈeː(ə̯)n̪ˠ(ə)ɾˠəx/

Adjective

aonarach (genitive singular masculine aonaraigh, genitive singular feminine aonaraí, plural aonaracha, comparative aonaraí)

1. single, solitary, lone, reclusive, isolated
2. isolated (of a place)

Declension

Declension of aonarach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aonarach	aonarach	aonaracha
vocative	aonaraigh		aonaracha
genitive		aonaraí	aonaracha	aonarach
dative	aonarach	aonarach; aonaraigh (archaic)	aonaracha
Comparative	níos aonaraí
Superlative	is aonaraí

Synonyms

• aonartha
• aonarúil

Derived terms

• aonarachas m (“singularity, solitude”)

Related terms

• aonaracht f (“singularity, solitude”)
• aonarán m (“single, solitary person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aonarach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aonarach	n-aonarach	haonarach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aonarach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aonarach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024