callánach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom callán (“racket, clamour”) + -ach.
Adjective
editcallánach (genitive singular masculine callánaigh, genitive singular feminine callánaí, plural callánacha, comparative callánaí)
Declension
editDeclension of callánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “callánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “callánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024