ranntach

Irish

Etymology

From rann (“quatrain; stanza, verse”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ranntach (genitive singular masculine ranntaigh, genitive singular feminine ranntaí, plural ranntacha, comparative ranntaí)

versicular
fond of rhymes

Declension

Declension of ranntach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	ranntach	ranntach	ranntacha
Vocative	ranntaigh	ranntach	ranntacha
Genitive	ranntaigh	ranntaí	ranntacha	ranntach
Dative	ranntach	ranntach; ranntaigh (archaic)	ranntacha
Comparative	níos ranntaí
Superlative	is ranntaí

Related terms

ranntaíocht f (“(act of) composing verses, rhyming; versification”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ranntach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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