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achrannach
achrannach
Irish
Alternative forms
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 | achrannach¹ | achrannacha³ | |
| Vocative | achrannaigh¹ | achrannach¹ | achrannacha | |
| Genitive | achrannaigh¹ | achrannaí (obsolete) achrannaighe |
achrannacha | achrannach |
| Dative | achrannach² | achrannach¹ (archaic) achrannaigh¹ |
achrannacha³ | |
| Comparative | achrannaí (obsolete) achrannaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achrannach | n-achrannach | hachrannach | t-achrannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "achrannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.