adharcach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish adarcach. By surface analysis, adharc (“horn”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). The sense ‘sexually aroused’ is a semantic loan from English horny. === Adjective === adharcach (genitive singular masculine adharcaigh, genitive singular feminine adharcaí, plural adharcacha, comparative adharcaí) horned, horny horny (sexually aroused) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== daol adharcach (“stag beetle”) ciaróg adharcach (“rhinoceros beetle”) nathair shligreach adharcach (“sidewinder (snake)”) ==== Related terms ==== gearr-adharcach (“short-horned”, adjective) adharcacht f (“horniness”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adharcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “adharcach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “adharcach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish adarcach. By surface analysis, adharc (“horn”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). === Adjective === adharcach (genitive singular masculine adharcaich, genitive singular feminine adharcaiche, comparative nas adharcaiche, superlative as adharcaiche) horned, horny (heraldry) attired ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== comhachag-adharcach === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “adharcach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN