corránach

See also: corranach

Irish

Etymology

From corrán +‎ -ach.

Adjective

corránach (genitive singular masculine corránaigh, genitive singular feminine corránaí, plural corránacha, comparative corránaí)

1. twilled (having diagonal ribs)
2. lantern-jawed

Declension

Declension of corránach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	corránach	chorránach	corránacha; chorránacha2
vocative	chorránaigh		corránacha
genitive		corránaí	strong noun	weak noun
			corránacha	corránach
dative	corránach; chorránach1	chorránach; chorránaigh (archaic)	corránacha; chorránacha2
Comparative	níos corránaí
Superlative	is corránaí

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

Noun

corránach m (genitive singular corránaigh, nominative plural corránaigh)

1. a lantern-jawed young man

Declension

Declension of corránach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative corránach corránaigh vocative a chorránaigh a chorránacha genitive corránaigh corránach dative corránach corránaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an corránach na corránaigh genitive an chorránaigh na gcorránach dative leis an gcorránach don chorránach leis na corránaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of corránach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
corránach	chorránach	gcorránach

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) “corránach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “corránach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm