achasán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish athchomsán.

Pronunciation

Noun

achasán m (genitive singular achasáin, nominative plural achasáin)

  1. reproach, insult
    Ceapaim gur thug sé achasán dom.
    I think that he reproached me.
    (literally, “I think that he gave me a reproach”)

Declension

Declension of achasán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative achasán achasáin
vocative a achasáin a achasána
genitive achasáin achasán
dative achasán achasáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-achasán na hachasáin
genitive an achasáin na n-achasán
dative leis an achasán
don achasán 		leis na hachasáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of achasán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achasán n-achasán hachasán t-achasán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 68

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