cancrach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cancarach
• cangcarach (obsolete)

Etymology

From cancar (“cantankerousness”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈkaun̪ˠkˠəɾˠəx]

Adjective

cancrach (genitive singular masculine cancraigh, genitive singular feminine cancraí, plural cancracha, comparative cancraí)

1. cankerous
2. cantankerous

Declension

Declension of cancrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cancrach	chancrach	cancracha; chancracha²
Vocative	chancraigh		cancracha
Genitive		cancraí	cancracha	cancrach
Dative	cancrach; chancrach¹	chancrach; chancraigh (archaic)	cancracha; chancracha²
Comparative	níos cancraí
Superlative	is cancraí

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

Synonyms

• (peevish): cantalach

Derived terms

• cancracht f (“cantankerousness”)

Related terms

• cancraigh (“to vex, annoy”)
• cancrán m (“cantankerous person; crank”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cancrach	chancrach	gcancrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cancrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cancrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cancrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024