achrann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish achrann, eachrann (“thicket, tangled undergrowth; strife, dissension”).

Noun

achrann m (genitive singular achrainn, nominative plural achrainn)

  1. tangled growth; tangle, entanglement
  2. (act of) quarrelling, strife
Declension
Alternative forms
  • eachrann
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

achrann

  1. present indicative analytic of achair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achrann n-achrann hachrann t-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "achrann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “achrann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “achrann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “achrann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • eachrann

Noun

achrann m

  1. thicket, tangled undergrowth (the original meaning)
  2. strife, dissension

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
achrann unchanged n-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “achrann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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