rannach

Irish

Etymology 1

From roinn (“shares, portions, lots”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

rannach (genitive singular masculine rannaigh, genitive singular feminine rannaí, plural rannacha, comparative rannaí)

1. apportioning, sharing
2. open-handed

   Synonym: oscailteach

Etymology 2

From ranna (“departments”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

rannach (genitive singular masculine rannaigh, genitive singular feminine rannaí, plural rannacha)

1. departmental

Declension

Declension of rannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	rannach	rannach	rannacha
Vocative	rannaigh		rannacha
Genitive		rannaí	rannacha	rannach
Dative	rannach	rannach; rannaigh (archaic)	rannacha
Comparative	níos rannaí
Superlative	is rannaí

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024