cancrach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cancarach
  • cangcarach (obsolete)

Etymology

From cancar (“cantankerousness”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkauŋkˠəɾˠəx/

Adjective

cancrach (genitive singular masculine cancraigh, genitive singular feminine cancraí, plural cancracha, comparative cancraí)

  1. cankerous
  2. cantankerous, peevish

Declension

Declension of cancrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cancrach chancrach cancracha;
chancracha2
vocative chancraigh cancracha
genitive cancraí cancracha cancrach
dative cancrach;
chancrach1 		chancrach;
chancraigh (archaic) 		cancracha;
chancracha2
Comparative níos cancraí
Superlative is cancraí

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cancracht f (“cantankerousness”)
  • cancraigh (“to vex, annoy”)
  • cancrán m (“cantankerous person; crank”)
  • cancracht f (“cantankerousness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cancrach
radical lenition eclipsis
cancrach chancrach gcancrach

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

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Further reading

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