calrach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From calra (“calorie”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]calrach (genitive singular masculine calraigh, genitive singular feminine calraí, plural calracha, comparative calraí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of calrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | calrach | chalrach | calracha; chalracha² | |
Vocative | chalraigh | calracha | ||
Genitive | calraí | calracha | calrach | |
Dative | calrach; chalrach¹ |
chalrach; chalraigh (archaic) |
calracha; chalracha² | |
Comparative | níos calraí | |||
Superlative | is calraí |
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
calrach | chalrach | gcalrach |
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) “calrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “calrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “calrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024