ranntach
Irish
Etymology
From rann (“quatrain; stanza, verse”) + -ach.
Adjective
ranntach (genitive singular masculine ranntaigh, genitive singular feminine ranntaí, plural ranntacha, comparative ranntaí)
- versicular
- fond of rhymes
Declension
Declension of ranntach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ranntach | ranntach | ranntacha | |
| Vocative | ranntaigh | ranntacha | ||
| Genitive | ranntaí | ranntacha | ranntach | |
| Dative | ranntach | ranntach; ranntaigh (archaic) | ranntacha | |
| Comparative | níos ranntaí | |||
| Superlative | is ranntaí | |||
Related terms
- ranntaíocht f (“(act of) composing verses, rhyming; versification”)
References
- "ranntach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.