lonrach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish laindrech. By surface analysis, loinnir + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lonrach (genitive singular masculine lonraigh, genitive singular feminine lonraí, plural lonracha, comparative lonraí)
- shining, shiny, bright, radiant, luminous, brilliant, glowing
- lustrous, glossy, glistening, gleaming, sparkling, resplendent
- luminescent
Declension edit
Declension of lonrach
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References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89
Further reading edit
- “lonrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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