ronnach
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): [ɾˠəˈn̪ˠax]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈɾˠɔn̪ˠəx], [ˈɾˠʊn̪ˠəx]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈɾˠɤn̪ˠax], [ˈɾˠɤn̪ˠa(h)]
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish ronnach (“mackerel”).
Noun edit
ronnach m (genitive singular ronnaigh, nominative plural ronnaigh)
Declension edit
Declension of ronnach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ronnach Spáinneach (“garfish”)
- spéir dhroim an ronnaigh, spéir ronnach (“mackerel sky”)
Adjective edit
ronnach (genitive singular masculine ronnaigh, genitive singular feminine ronnaí, plural ronnacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of ronnach
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish ronnach (“snotty, dribbling”).
Adjective edit
ronnach (genitive singular masculine ronnaigh, genitive singular feminine ronnaí, plural ronnacha, comparative ronnaí)
Declension edit
Declension of ronnach
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- scannán ronnach (“mucous membrane”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ronnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ronnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ronnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language