anchaoi
Irish
Etymology
Noun
anchaoi f (genitive singular anchaoi)
- wretchedness (of repair, health, etc.)
Declension
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Synonyms
- drochbhail
Derived terms
- ar anchaoi, in anchaoi (“in a bad way, plight”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| anchaoi | n-anchaoi | hanchaoi | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anchaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “wretchedness”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025