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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From dranndan + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dranndanach (genitive singular masculine dranndanaich, comparative dranndanaiche)
- irritable, quarrelsome, snappy, peevish
- Synonyms: connsachail, connspaideach, crosta, gearanach, gruamach
Noun
dranndanach m (genitive singular dranndanaich)
- cynical person
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dranndanach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN