lonrach

Irish

Alternative forms

• loinnireach, loinnreach
• lonnrach, lónnrach, lónrach, luinnireach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish laindrech. By surface analysis, loinnir +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɨ̞nˠɾˠa(x)/, /ˈl̠ʲɨ̞n̠ʲəɾˠa(x)/ (as if spelled lionrach or linnearach)

Adjective

lonrach (genitive singular masculine lonraigh, genitive singular feminine lonraí, plural lonracha, comparative lonraí)

1. shining, shiny, bright, radiant, luminous, brilliant, glowing

   Synonyms: án, geal, gléineach, spéiriúil

   súile lonracha ― bright eyes

2. lustrous, glossy, glistening, gleaming, sparkling, resplendent
3. luminescent

Declension

Declension of lonrach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	lonrach	lonrach	lonracha
vocative	lonraigh		lonracha
genitive		lonraí	lonracha	lonrach
dative	lonrach	lonrach; lonraigh (archaic)	lonracha
Comparative	níos lonraí
Superlative	is lonraí

Derived terms

• lonracht
• neamhlonrach

Further reading

• “lonrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lainnrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lonnraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 445
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lonrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN