forránach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish forránach; forrán (“attack, assault; violence, aggression”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

forránach (genitive singular masculine forránaigh, genitive singular feminine forránaí, plural forránacha, comparative forránaí)

  1. (literary) violent, aggressive
    Synonym: forránta
  2. bold, forward, assertive
    Synonym: forránta

Declension

Declension of forránach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative forránach fhorránach forránacha;
fhorránacha2
vocative fhorránaigh forránacha
genitive forránaí forránacha forránach
dative forránach;
fhorránach1 		fhorránach;
fhorránaigh (archaic) 		forránacha;
fhorránacha2
Comparative níos forránaí
Superlative is forránaí

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

  • forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)

Noun

forránach m (genitive singular forránaigh, nominative plural forránaigh)

  1. bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person

Declension

Declension of forránach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative forránach forránaigh
vocative a fhorránaigh a fhorránacha
genitive forránaigh forránach
dative forránach forránaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an forránach na forránaigh
genitive an fhorránaigh na bhforránach
dative leis an bhforránach
don fhorránach 		leis na forránaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of forránach
radical lenition eclipsis
forránach fhorránach bhforránach

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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