achrannach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From achrann (“tangled growth; tangle, entanglement; (act of) quarrelling, strife”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
achrannach (genitive singular masculine achrannaigh, genitive singular feminine achrannaí, plural achrannacha, comparative achrannaí)
- entangled, intricate
- quarrelsome (of person)
- rocky, difficult (of terrain)
Declension edit
Declension of achrannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | achrannach | achrannach | achrannacha | |
| Vocative | achrannaigh | achrannacha | ||
| Genitive | achrannaí | achrannacha | achrannach | |
| Dative | achrannach | achrannach; achrannaigh (archaic) |
achrannacha | |
| Comparative | níos achrannaí | |||
| Superlative | is achrannaí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achrannach | n-achrannach | hachrannach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achrannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “achrannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “achrannach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.