achasán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish athchomsán.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
achasán m (genitive singular achasáin, nominative plural achasáin)
- reproach, insult
- Ceapaim gur thug sé achasán dom.
- I think that he reproached me.
- (literally, “I think that he gave me a reproach”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of achasán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- achasánach (“reproachful”, adjective)
- achasánaí m (“reproacher, reviler”)
- is maith an té atá ag tabhairt achasáin uaidh (“the pot calling the kettle black”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
achasán | n-achasán | hachasán | t-achasán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 68
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achasán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “athchomsán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “achasán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “achasán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.