corránach

See also: corranach

Irish

Etymology

From corrán +‎ -ach.

Adjective

corránach (genitive singular masculine corránaigh, genitive singular feminine corránaí, plural corránacha, comparative corránaí)

1. twilled (having diagonal ribs)
2. lantern-jawed

Declension

Declension of corránach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	corránach	chorránach	corránacha; chorránacha²
Vocative	chorránaigh		corránacha
Genitive		corránaí	corránacha	corránach
Dative	corránach; chorránach¹	chorránach; chorránaigh (archaic)	corránacha; chorránacha²
Comparative	níos corránaí
Superlative	is corránaí

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

Noun

corránach m (genitive singular corránaigh, nominative plural corránaigh)

1. a lantern-jawed young man

Declension

Declension of corránach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative corránach corránaigh Vocative a chorránaigh a chorránacha Genitive corránaigh corránach Dative corránach corránaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an corránach na corránaigh Genitive an chorránaigh na gcorránach Dative leis an gcorránach don chorránach leis na corránaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
corránach	chorránach	gcorránach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “corránach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “corránach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.