acrach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From acra (“tool, implement; service, convenience”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
acrach (genitive singular masculine acraigh, genitive singular feminine acraí, plural acracha, comparative acraí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of acrach
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
acrach | n-acrach | hacrach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “acrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “acrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
acrach (genitive singular feminine acraiche, comparative acraiche)
Usage notes[edit]
- Usually used attributively. The usual predicative form is created using acras:
- daoine acrach ― hungry people
- tha an t-acras orra ― they are hungry (literally, “[there] is the hunger on them”)
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- mion-acrach (“hungry, voracious, ravenous; having a false appetite; eating but little at a time, as an invalid”)
Noun[edit]
acrach m
- hungry person
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
acrach f
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
acrach | n-acrach | h-acrach | t-acrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “acrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “occorach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
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