anghrá
Irish
Alternative forms
- anghráchas
Etymology
From an- (“great, excessive”) + grá (“love”).
Noun
anghrá m (genitive singular anghrá)
- eroticism (quality of being erotic)
- Synonym: earótachas
Declension
Declension of anghrá
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- anghrách (“erotic”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anghrá | n-anghrá | hanghrá | t-anghrá |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "anghrá" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “eroticism” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.