cantalach

Irish

Alternative forms

canntalach (obsolete)

Etymology

From cantal (“plaintiveness; peevishness, petulance”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈkaun̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠəx]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠəx]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠa(h)]

Adjective

cantalach (genitive singular masculine cantalaigh, genitive singular feminine cantalaí, plural cantalacha, comparative cantalaí)

plaintive; querulous, peevish, cranky (grouchy, irritable; easily upset)

Declension

Declension of *cantalach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	cantalach	chantalach	cantalacha; chantalacha²
vocative	chantalaigh	chantalach	cantalacha
genitive	chantalaigh	cantalaí	cantalacha	cantalach
dative	cantalach; chantalach¹	chantalach; chantalaigh (archaic)	cantalacha; chantalacha²
Comparative	níos cantalaí
Superlative	is cantalaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

cancrach

Derived terms

cantalachán m (“peevish person; grumbler, crank”)

Related terms

cantalán m, cantalóir m (“peevish person; grumbler, crank”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cantalach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cantalach	chantalach	gcantalach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cantalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN