achrannach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From achrann (“tangled growth; tangle, entanglement; (act of) quarrelling, strife”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈaxəɾˠn̪ˠəx/[1] (corresponding to the form acharnach)

Adjective

achrannach (genitive singular masculine achrannaigh, genitive singular feminine achrannaí, plural achrannacha, comparative achrannaí)

  1. entangled, intricate
  2. quarrelsome (of person)
  3. rocky, difficult (of terrain)

Declension

Declension of achrannach
Positive singular plural
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

Mutated forms of achrannach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achrannach n-achrannach hachrannach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32

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