forránach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish forránach; forrán (“attack, assault; violence, aggression”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

forránach (genitive singular masculine forránaigh, genitive singular feminine forránaí, plural forránacha, comparative forránaí)

1. (literary) violent, aggressive

   Synonym: forránta

2. bold, forward, assertive

   Synonym: forránta

Declension

Declension of forránach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	forránach	fhorránach	forránacha; fhorránacha²
Vocative	fhorránaigh		forránacha
Genitive		forránaí	forránacha	forránach
Dative	forránach; fhorránach¹	fhorránach; fhorránaigh (archaic)	forránacha; fhorránacha²
Comparative	níos forránaí
Superlative	is forránaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)

Noun

forránach m (genitive singular forránaigh, nominative plural forránaigh)

1. bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person

Declension

Declension of forránach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative forránach forránaigh Vocative a fhorránaigh a fhorránacha Genitive forránaigh forránach Dative forránach forránaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an forránach na forránaigh Genitive an fhorránaigh na bhforránach Dative leis an bhforránach don fhorránach leis na forránaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
forránach	fhorránach	bhforránach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forránach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “forránach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language