adharcach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish adarcach. By surface analysis, adharc (“horn”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). The sense ‘sexually aroused’ is a semantic loan from English horny.
Adjective edit
adharcach (genitive singular masculine adharcaigh, genitive singular feminine adharcaí, plural adharcacha, comparative adharcaí)
Declension edit
Declension of adharcach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | adharcach | adharcach | adharcacha | |
| Vocative | adharcaigh | adharcacha | ||
| Genitive | adharcaí | adharcacha | adharcach | |
| Dative | adharcach | adharcach; adharcaigh (archaic) |
adharcacha | |
| Comparative | níos adharcaí | |||
| Superlative | is adharcaí | |||
Derived terms edit
- ciaróg adharcach (“rhinoceros beetle”)
- daol adharcach (“stag beetle”)
- nathair shligreach adharcach (“sidewinder”) (snake)
Related terms edit
- adharcacht f (“horniness”)
- gearr-adharcach (“short-horned”, adjective)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adharcach | n-adharcach | hadharcach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adharcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “adarcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “adharcach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “adharcach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish adarcach, from adarc (“horn”). By surface analysis, adharc (“horn”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
adharcach (genitive singular masculine adharcaich, genitive singular feminine adharcaiche, comparative adharcaiche)
Declension edit
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adharcach | adharcach | adharcach |
| Vocative | adharcaich | adharcach | adharcach |
| Genitive | adharcaich | adharcaiche | adharcach |
| Dative | adharcach | adharcaich | adharcach |
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adharcach | n-adharcach | h-adharcach | t-adharcach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “adharcach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “adarcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language