Frangach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish frangcach (compare Irish Francach). By surface analysis, An Fhraing (“France”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɾãŋkəx/[1]
Adjective
Frangach (genitive singular masculine Frangaich, genitive singular feminine Frangaiche)
Declension
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | |||
| Vocative | Fhrangaich | ||
| Genitive | Fhrangaich | Fhrangaich/Frangaiche | |
| Dative | Fhrangaich |
Derived terms
- cearc-Fhrangach (“turkey-hen”)
- coileach-Frangach (“turkey-cock”)
- dearc-Fhrangach, dearcag-Fhrangach (“red or white currant”)
Related terms
- Fraingis f (“the French language”)
Noun
Frangach m (genitive singular Frangaich, plural Frangaich)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| Frangach | Fhrangach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “Frangach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “frangcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language