callánach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From callán (“racket, clamour”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
callánach (genitive singular masculine callánaigh, genitive singular feminine callánaí, plural callánacha, comparative callánaí)
Declension edit
Declension of callánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | callánach | challánach | callánacha; challánacha² | |
| Vocative | challánaigh | callánacha | ||
| Genitive | callánaí | callánacha | callánach | |
| Dative | callánach; challánach¹ |
challánach; challánaigh (archaic) |
callánacha; challánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos callánaí | |||
| Superlative | is callánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| callánach | challánach | gcallánach |
| 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) “callánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “callánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “callánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.