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achrann

achrann

Irish

Noun

achrann m ‎(genitive singular achrainn, nominative plural achrainn)

tangled growth; tangle, entanglement
(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

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.

References

"achrann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“achrann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

eachrann

Noun

achrann m

thicket, tangled undergrowth (the original meaning)
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	unchanged	n-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“achrann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.