ronnach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): [ɾˠəˈn̪ˠax]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈɾˠɔn̪ˠəx], [ˈɾˠʊn̪ˠəx]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈɾˠɤn̪ˠax], [ˈɾˠɤn̪ˠa(h)]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish ronnach (“mackerel”).
Noun
[edit]ronnach m (genitive singular ronnaigh, nominative plural ronnaigh)
Declension
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Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- ronnach Spáinneach (“garfish”)
- spéir dhroim an ronnaigh, spéir ronnach (“mackerel sky”)
Adjective
[edit]ronnach (genitive singular masculine ronnaigh, genitive singular feminine ronnaí, plural ronnacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | ronnach | ronnach | ronnacha | |
vocative | ronnaigh | ronnacha | ||
genitive | ronnaí | ronnacha | ronnach | |
dative | ronnach | ronnach; ronnaigh (archaic) |
ronnacha | |
Comparative | níos ronnaí | |||
Superlative | is ronnaí |
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Irish ronnach (“snotty, dribbling”).
Adjective
[edit]ronnach (genitive singular masculine ronnaigh, genitive singular feminine ronnaí, plural ronnacha, comparative ronnaí)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | ronnach | ronnach | ronnacha | |
vocative | ronnaigh | ronnacha | ||
genitive | ronnaí | ronnacha | ronnach | |
dative | ronnach | ronnach; ronnaigh (archaic) |
ronnacha | |
Comparative | níos ronnaí | |||
Superlative | is ronnaí |
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- scannán ronnach (“mucous membrane”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ronnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ronnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ronnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language