rancás

See also: rancas and ranças

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

rancás m (genitive singular rancáis)

1. (act of) romping, frolicking; boisterous sport, high jinks

Declension

Declension of rancás

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative rancás Vocative a rancáis Genitive rancáis Dative rancás

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an rancás Genitive an rancáis Dative leis an rancás don rancás

Derived terms

• rancásach (“frolicsome, frisky”, adjective)
• rancásaí m (“frolicsome, sportive, person”)

 

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

• roncás

Noun

rancás m (genitive singular rancáis, nominative plural rancáis)

1. (nautical) taffrail

   Synonyms: lifting, teafrail

Declension

Declension of rancás

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rancás rancáis Vocative a rancáis a rancása Genitive rancáis rancás Dative rancás rancáis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rancás na rancáis Genitive an rancáis na rancás Dative leis an rancás don rancás leis na rancáis

Further reading

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

Spanish

Verb

rancás

1. second-person singular voseo present indicative of rancar