cantalach

Irish

Alternative forms

• canntalach (obsolete)

Etymology

From cantal (“plaintiveness; peevishness, petulance”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈkaun̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠəx]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠəx]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠa(h)]

Adjective

cantalach (genitive singular masculine cantalaigh, genitive singular feminine cantalaí, plural cantalacha, comparative cantalaí)

1. plaintive; querulous, peevish, cranky (grouchy, irritable; easily upset)

Declension

Declension of cantalach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cantalach	chantalach	cantalacha; chantalacha²
Vocative	chantalaigh		cantalacha
Genitive		cantalaí	cantalacha	cantalach
Dative	cantalach; chantalach¹	chantalach; chantalaigh (archaic)	cantalacha; chantalacha²
Comparative	níos cantalaí
Superlative	is cantalaí

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

Synonyms

• cancrach

Derived terms

• cantalachán m (“peevish person; grumbler, crank”)

Related terms

• cantalán m, cantalóir m (“peevish person; grumbler, crank”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cantalach	chantalach	gcantalach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cantalach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cantalach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024