lonrach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish laindrech. By surface analysis, loinnir + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lonrach (genitive singular masculine lonraigh, genitive singular feminine lonraí, plural lonracha, comparative lonraí)
- shining, shiny, bright, radiant, luminous, brilliant, glowing
- lustrous, glossy, glistening, gleaming, sparkling, resplendent
- luminescent
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | lonrach | lonrach | lonracha | |
| vocative | lonraigh | lonracha | ||
| genitive | lonraí | lonracha | lonrach | |
| dative | lonrach | lonrach; lonraigh (archaic) |
lonracha | |
| Comparative | níos lonraí | |||
| Superlative | is lonraí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89
Further reading
[edit]- “lonrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lainnrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lonnraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 445
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lonrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN