achrannach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From achrann (“tangled growth; tangle, entanglement; (act of) quarrelling, strife”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

achrannach (genitive singular masculine achrannaigh, genitive singular feminine achrannaí, plural achrannacha, comparative achrannaí)

  1. entangled, intricate
  2. quarrelsome (of person)
  3. rocky, difficult (of terrain)

Declension

Declension of achrannach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative achrannach achrannach achrannacha
Vocative achrannaigh achrannacha
Genitive achrannaí achrannacha achrannach
Dative achrannach achrannach;
achrannaigh (archaic) 		achrannacha
Comparative níos achrannaí
Superlative is achrannaí

Mutation

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32

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