aonarach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aonar (one, lone person) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeː(ə̯)n̪ˠ(ə)ɾˠəx/[1]

Adjective

aonarach (genitive singular masculine aonaraigh, genitive singular feminine aonaraí, plural aonaracha, comparative aonaraí)

  1. single, solitary, lone, reclusive, isolated
  2. isolated (of a place)

Declension

Declension of aonarach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative aonarach aonarach aonaracha
vocative aonaraigh aonaracha
genitive aonaraí aonaracha aonarach
dative aonarach aonarach;
aonaraigh (archaic)
aonaracha
Comparative níos aonaraí
Superlative is aonaraí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • aonaracht f (singularity, solitude)
  • aonarán m (single, solitary person)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aonarach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aonarach n-aonarach haonarach 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, § 226, page 115

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