achrann

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

achrann m (genitive singular achrainn, nominative plural achrainn)

  1. tangled growth; tangle, entanglement
  2. (act of) quarrelling, strife
Declension
Declension of achrann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative achrann achrainn
vocative a achrainn a achranna
genitive achrainn achrann
dative achrann achrainn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-achrann na hachrainn
genitive an achrainn na n-achrann
dative leis an achrann
don achrann 		leis na hachrainn
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • achrannach (“entangled, intricate; quarrelsome; rocky, difficult”, adjective)
  • achrannaí f (“intricateness; quarrelsomeness”)

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 227, page 115

Etymology 2

Verb

achrann

  1. present indicative analytic of achair

Mutation

Mutated forms of achrann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achrann n-achrann hachrann t-achrann

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

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