rannach
Irish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From roinn (“shares, portions, lots”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]rannach (genitive singular masculine rannaigh, genitive singular feminine rannaí, plural rannacha, comparative rannaí)
- apportioning, sharing
- open-handed
- Synonym: oscailteach
Etymology 2
[edit]From ranna (“departments”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]rannach (genitive singular masculine rannaigh, genitive singular feminine rannaí, plural rannacha)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | rannach | rannach | rannacha | |
| vocative | rannaigh | rannacha | ||
| genitive | rannaí | rannacha | rannach | |
| dative | rannach | rannach; rannaigh (archaic) |
rannacha | |
| Comparative | níos rannaí | |||
| Superlative | is rannaí | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “rannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024