dranndanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dranndan +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɾãũn̪ˠtanəx/

Adjective

dranndanach (genitive singular masculine dranndanaich, comparative dranndanaiche)

1. irritable, quarrelsome, snappy, peevish

   Synonyms: connsachail, connspaideach, crosta, gearanach, gruamach

Related terms

• drannd
• drannd-eun

 

Noun

dranndanach m (genitive singular dranndanaich)

1. cynical person

Mutation

Mutation of dranndanach

radical	lenition
dranndanach	dhranndanach

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dranndanach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN