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 (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 227, page 115

Etymology 2

Verb

achrann

  1. present indicative analytic of achair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achrann n-achrann hachrann t-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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