práinneach

Irish

Alternative forms

prádhaineach, práidhineach, práidhinneach, práidhneach

Etymology

From práinn +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠaːjin̠ʲa(x)/^[1] (corresponding to the form práidhinneach)

Adjective

práinneach (genitive singular masculine práinnigh, genitive singular feminine práinní, plural práinneacha, comparative práinní)

urgent, pressing, immediate, imperious, instant, exigent
devoted (+ i or as (“to”))
Synonyms: tugtha, doirte

Declension

Declension of *práinneach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	práinneach	phráinneach	práinneacha; phráinneacha²
vocative	phráinnigh	phráinneach	práinneacha
genitive	phráinnigh	práinní	práinneacha	práinneach
dative	práinneach; phráinneach¹	phráinneach; phráinnigh (archaic)	práinneacha; phráinneacha²

Comparative	níos práinní
Superlative	is práinní

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 *práinneach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
práinneach	phráinneach	bpráinneach

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 72

“práinneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “práidhinnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “práiḋneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 550
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “práinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 72

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