francach

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See also: Francach

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From luch Fhrancach (literally “French mouse”).[2]

Noun

francach m (genitive singular francaigh, nominative plural francaigh)

  1. rat
Declension
Declension of francach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative francach francaigh
vocative a fhrancaigh a fhrancacha
genitive francaigh francach
dative francach francaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an francach na francaigh
genitive an fhrancaigh na bhfrancach
dative leis an bhfrancach
don fhrancach 		leis na francaigh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

francach (genitive singular masculine francaigh, genitive singular feminine francaí, plural francacha, not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of Francach (“foreign, exotic; large”)
Declension
Declension of francach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative francach fhrancach francacha;
fhrancacha2
vocative fhrancaigh francacha
genitive francaí francacha francach
dative francach;
fhrancach1 		fhrancach;
fhrancaigh (archaic) 		francacha;
fhrancacha2
Comparative níos francaí
Superlative is francaí

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of francach
radical lenition eclipsis
francach fhrancach bhfrancach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 115
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 luch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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