callánach

Irish

Etymology

From callán (“racket, clamour”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

callánach (genitive singular masculine callánaigh, genitive singular feminine callánaí, plural callánacha, comparative callánaí)

  1. loud, noisy, raucous, clamorous

Declension

Declension of callánach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative callánach challánach callánacha;
challánacha2
vocative challánaigh callánacha
genitive callánaí callánacha callánach
dative callánach;
challánach1 		challánach;
challánaigh (archaic) 		callánacha;
challánacha2
Comparative níos callánaí
Superlative is callánaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of callánach
radical lenition eclipsis
callánach challánach gcallánach

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

Further reading

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