gearanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish geránach (plaintive, querulous; complaining, wailing), from gerán (complaint, wailing, accusation). Equivalent to gearan (complaint, grumble) + -ach.

Adjective

gearanach (genitive singular masculine gearanaich)

  1. querulous, grumbling, whinnying
    Synonyms: crosta, dranndanach, gruamach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gearanachghearanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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