aonarach
Irish
Alternative forms
- aonrach
Etymology
From aonar (“one, lone person”) + -ach.
Adjective
aonarach (genitive singular masculine aonaraigh, genitive singular feminine aonaraí, plural aonaracha, comparative aonaraí)
- single, solitary, lone, reclusive, isolated
- isolated (of a place)
Declension
Declension of aonarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aonarach | aonarach | aonaracha | |
Vocative | aonaraigh | aonaracha | ||
Genitive | aonaraí | aonaracha | aonarach | |
Dative | aonarach | aonarach; aonaraigh (archaic) | aonaracha | |
Comparative | níos aonaraí | |||
Superlative | is aonaraí |
Synonyms
- aonartha
- aonarúil
Derived terms
- aonarachas m (“singularity, solitude”)
Related terms
- aonaracht f (“singularity, solitude”)
- aonarán m (“single, solitary person”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aonarach | n-aonarach | haonarach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aonarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aonarach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aonarach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.