forránach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish forránach; forrán (“attack, assault; violence, aggression”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

forránach (genitive singular masculine forránaigh, genitive singular feminine forránaí, plural forránacha, comparative forránaí)

  1. (literary) violent, aggressive
    Synonym: forránta
  2. bold, forward, assertive
    Synonym: forránta

Declension
Declension of forránach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative forránach fhorránach forránacha;
fhorránacha²
Vocative fhorránaigh forránacha
Genitive forránaí forránacha forránach
Dative forránach;
fhorránach¹		 fhorránach;
fhorránaigh (archaic)		 forránacha;
fhorránacha²
Comparative níos forránaí
Superlative is forránaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)

Noun

forránach m (genitive singular forránaigh, nominative plural forránaigh)

  1. bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person

Declension
Declension of forránach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative forránach forránaigh
Vocative a fhorránaigh a fhorránacha
Genitive forránaigh forránach
Dative forránach forránaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an forránach na forránaigh
Genitive an fhorránaigh na bhforránach
Dative leis an bhforránach

don fhorránach

 leis na forránaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
forránach fhorránach bhforránach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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