corránach

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Irish

Etymology

From corrán +‎ -ach.

Adjective

corránach (genitive singular masculine corránaigh, genitive singular feminine corránaí, plural corránacha, comparative corránaí)

  1. twilled (having diagonal ribs)
  2. lantern-jawed

Declension

Declension of corránach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative corránach chorránach corránacha;
chorránacha2
vocative chorránaigh corránacha
genitive corránaí corránacha corránach
dative corránach;
chorránach1
chorránach;
chorránaigh (archaic)
corránacha;
chorránacha2
Comparative níos corránaí
Superlative is corránaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

corránach m (genitive singular corránaigh, nominative plural corránaigh)

  1. a lantern-jawed young man

Declension

Declension of corránach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative corránach corránaigh
vocative a chorránaigh a chorránacha
genitive corránaigh corránach
dative corránach corránaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an corránach na corránaigh
genitive an chorránaigh na gcorránach
dative leis an gcorránach
don chorránach
leis na corránaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of corránach
radical lenition eclipsis
corránach chorránach gcorránach

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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