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)
- 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
- Entries containing “cantalach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cantalach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.