iarnach

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish íarnach (fetters; a ploughshare).

Noun

iarnach m (genitive singular iarnaigh, nominative plural iarnaigh)

  1. (collective) irons, iron implements; fetters
  2. plowshare
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish íarnach (made of iron, adjective). By surface analysis, iarann (iron) + -ach.

Adjective

iarnach (genitive singular masculine iarnaigh, genitive singular feminine iarnaí, plural iarnacha, comparative iarnaí)

  1. (chemistry) ferric
    Synonym: feireach
  2. (chemistry) chalybeate
    Synonym: iarnaí
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iarnach n-iarnach hiarnach t-iarnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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