adharcach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish adarcach; synchronically 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)
Declension
Declension of adharcach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | adharcach | adharcach | adharcacha | |
| Vocative | adharcaigh | adharcacha | ||
| Genitive | adharcaí | adharcacha | adharcach | |
| Dative | adharcach | adharcach; adharcaigh (archaic) |
adharcacha | |
| Comparative | níos adharcaí | |||
| Superlative | is adharcaí | |||
Derived terms
- ciaróg adharcach (“rhinoceros beetle”)
- daol adharcach (“stag beetle”)
- nathair shligreach adharcach (“sidewinder”) (snake)
Related terms
- adharcacht f (“horniness”)
- gearr-adharcach (“short-horned”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adharcach | n-adharcach | hadharcach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "adharcach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “adarcach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “adharcach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “adharcach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish adarcach, from adarc (“horn”); synchronically, adharc (“horn”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
adharcach (genitive singular masculine adharcaich, genitive singular feminine adharcaiche, comparative adharcaiche)
Declension
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adharcach | adharcach | adharcach |
| Vocative | adharcaich | adharcach | adharcach |
| Genitive | adharcaich | adharcaiche | adharcach |
| Dative | adharcach | adharcaich | adharcach |
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adharcach | n-adharcach | h-adharcach | t-adharcach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “adarcach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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