sonrach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
sonrach (genitive singular masculine sonraigh, genitive singular feminine sonraí, plural sonracha, comparative sonraí)
- particular, specific
- Alternative form of sonraíoch (“noticeable, remarkable; peculiar, extraordinary; abnormal, grotesque”)
Declension
Declension of sonrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sonrach | shonrach | sonracha; shonracha² | |
| Vocative | shonraigh | sonracha | ||
| Genitive | sonraí | sonracha | sonrach | |
| Dative | sonrach; shonrach¹ |
shonrach; shonraigh (archaic) |
sonracha; shonracha² | |
| Comparative | níos sonraí | |||
| Superlative | is sonraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- leagáid shonrach
- sonrachas
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sonrach | shonrach after an, tsonrach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sonrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
- Entries containing “sonrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sonrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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