cancrach
Irish
Alternative forms
- cancarach
- cangcarach (obsolete)
Etymology
From cancar (“cantankerousness”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈkaun̪ˠkˠəɾˠəx]
Adjective
cancrach (genitive singular masculine cancraigh, genitive singular feminine cancraí, plural cancracha, comparative cancraí)
Declension
Declension of cancrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
- (peevish): cantalach
Derived terms
- cancracht f (“cantankerousness”)
Related terms
- cancraigh (“to vex, annoy”)
- cancrán m (“cantankerous person; crank”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cancrach | chancrach | gcancrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cancrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
- Entries containing “cancrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cancrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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