achrannach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From achrann (“tangled growth; tangle, entanglement; (act of) quarrelling, strife”) + -ach
Adjective
achrannach (genitive singular masculine achrannaigh, genitive singular feminine achrannaí, plural achrannacha, comparative achrannaí)
- entangled, intricate
- (of person) quarrelsome
- (of terrain) rocky, difficult
Declension
Declension of achrannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | achrannach | achrannach | achrannacha | |
| Vocative | achrannaigh | achrannacha | ||
| Genitive | achrannaí | achrannacha | achrannach | |
| Dative | achrannach | achrannach; achrannaigh (archaic) |
achrannacha | |
| Comparative | níos achrannaí | |||
| Superlative | is achrannaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achrannach | n-achrannach | hachrannach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achrannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achrannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “achrannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024