achasán

Irish

Alternative forms

• achmhusán (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish athchomsán.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈahasˠanˠ/, /ˈahasˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

achasán m (genitive singular achasáin, nominative plural achasáin)

1. reproach, insult

   Ceapaim gur thug sé achasán dom.

   I think that he reproached me.

   (literally, “I think that he gave me a reproach”)

Declension

Declension of achasán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative achasán achasáin Vocative a achasáin a achasána Genitive achasáin achasán Dative achasán achasáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-achasán na hachasáin Genitive an achasáin na n-achasán Dative leis an achasán don achasán leis na hachasáin

Derived terms

• achasánach (“reproachful”, adjective)
• achasánaí m (“reproacher, reviler”)
• is maith an té atá ag tabhairt achasáin uaidh (“the pot calling the kettle black”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achasán	n-achasán	hachasán	t-achasán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achasán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “athchomsán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achasán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “achasán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024