rancás

See also: rancas and ranças

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

rancás m (genitive singular rancáis)

1. (act of) romping, frolicking; boisterous sport, high jinks

Declension

Declension of rancás (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative rancás vocative a rancáis genitive rancáis dative rancás forms with the definite article case singular nominative an rancás genitive an rancáis dative leis an rancás don rancás

Derived terms

• rancásach (“frolicsome, frisky”, adjective)
• rancásaí m (“frolicsome, sportive, person”)

 

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

• roncás

Noun

rancás m (genitive singular rancáis, nominative plural rancáis)

1. (nautical) taffrail

   Synonyms: lifting, teafrail

Declension

Declension of rancás (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative rancás rancáis vocative a rancáis a rancása genitive rancáis rancás dative rancás rancáis forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an rancás na rancáis genitive an rancáis na rancás dative leis an rancás don rancás leis na rancáis

Further reading

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

Spanish

Verb

rancás

1. second-person singular voseo present indicative of rancar