do-ranna
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
do- + a derivative of roinn (“share, portion”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
do-ranna
- hard to get along with, hard to deal with
- Antonym: so-ranna
Declension[edit]
Declension of do-ranna
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | do-ranna | dho-ranna | do-ranna; dho-ranna² | |
Vocative | dho-ranna | do-ranna | ||
Genitive | do-ranna | do-ranna | do-ranna | |
Dative | do-ranna; dho-ranna¹ |
dho-ranna | do-ranna; dho-ranna² | |
Comparative | níos do-ranna | |||
Superlative | is do-ranna |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
do-ranna | dho-ranna | ndo-ranna |
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 15
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “do-ranna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN