achrann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish achrann, eachrann (“thicket, tangled undergrowth; strife, dissension”).

Noun

achrann m (genitive singular achrainn, nominative plural achrainn)

1. tangled growth; tangle, entanglement
2. (act of) quarrelling, strife

Declension

Declension of achrann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative achrann achrainn Vocative a achrainn a achranna Genitive achrainn achrann Dative achrann achrainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-achrann na hachrainn Genitive an achrainn na n-achrann Dative leis an achrann don achrann leis na hachrainn

Alternative forms

• eachrann

Derived terms

• achrannach (“entangled, intricate; quarrelsome; rocky, difficult”, adjective)
• achrannaí f (“intricateness; quarrelsomeness”)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

achrann

1. present indicative analytic of achair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achrann	n-achrann	hachrann	t-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achrann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “achrann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achrann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “achrann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

• eachrann

Etymology

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Noun

achrann m

1. thicket, tangled undergrowth (the original meaning)
2. strife, dissension

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: achrann

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
achrann (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “achrann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language