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
Declension of achrann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative achrann achrainn
Vocative a achrainn a achranna
Genitive achrainn achrann
Dative achrann achrainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-achrann na hachrainn
Genitive an achrainn na n-achrann
Dative leis an achrann

don achrann

 leis na hachrainn
Alternative forms
  • eachrann
Derived terms
  • achrannach (“entangled, intricate; quarrelsome; rocky, difficult”, adjective)
  • achrannaí f (“intricateness; quarrelsomeness”)

Etymology 2

Verb

achrann

  1. present indicative analytic of achair

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

Old Irish

Alternative forms
  • eachrann

Etymology

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
RadicalLenitionNasalization
achrann unchanged n-achrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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