calrach

Irish

Etymology

From calra (“calorie”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkal̪ˠɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkal̪ˠɾˠa(x)/

Adjective

calrach (genitive singular masculine calraigh, genitive singular feminine calraí, plural calracha, comparative calraí)

1. calorific

Declension

Declension of calrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	calrach	chalrach	calracha; chalracha²
Vocative	chalraigh		calracha
Genitive		calraí	calracha	calrach
Dative	calrach; chalrach¹	chalrach; chalraigh (archaic)	calracha; chalracha²
Comparative	níos calraí
Superlative	is calraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• teoiric chalrach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
calrach	chalrach	gcalrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “calrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “calrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “calrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024