cancrach
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
cancarach
cangcarach (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
From cancar (“cantankerousness”) + -ach.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkauŋkəɾˠəx/
=== Adjective ===
cancrach (genitive singular masculine cancraigh, genitive singular feminine cancraí, plural cancracha, comparative cancraí)
cankerous
cantankerous, peevish
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(peevish): cantalach
==== Derived terms ====
cancracht f (“cantankerousness”)
==== Related terms ====
cancraigh (“to vex, annoy”)
cancrán m (“cantankerous person; crank”)
cancracht f (“cantankerousness”)
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cancrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
=== Further reading ===
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cancrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“cancrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026