práinneach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From práinn +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

práinneach (genitive singular masculine práinnigh, genitive singular feminine práinní, plural práinneacha, comparative práinní)

  1. urgent, pressing, immediate, imperious, instant, exigent
  2. devoted (+ i or as (“to”))
    Synonyms: tugtha, doirte

Declension

Declension of práinneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative práinneach phráinneach práinneacha;
phráinneacha2
vocative phráinnigh práinneacha
genitive práinní práinneacha práinneach
dative práinneach;
phráinneach1 		phráinneach;
phráinnigh (archaic) 		práinneacha;
phráinneacha2
Comparative níos práinní
Superlative is práinní

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of práinneach
radical lenition eclipsis
práinneach phráinneach bpráinneach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 72

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