vácarnach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

vácarnach f (genitive singular vácarnaí)

1. (act of) quacking

   Synonym: vagaíl

Declension

Declension of vácarnach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative vácarnach Vocative a vácarnach Genitive vácarnaí Dative vácarnach

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an vácarnach Genitive na vácarnaí Dative leis an vácarnach don vácarnach

Related terms

• vác m (“quack”)

Further reading

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