do-ranna

Irish

Etymology

do- + a derivative of roinn (“share, portion”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

do-ranna

  1. hard to get along with, hard to deal with
    Antonym: so-ranna

Declension

Declension of do-ranna
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative do-ranna dho-ranna do-ranna;
dho-ranna2
vocative dho-ranna do-ranna
genitive do-ranna do-ranna do-ranna
dative do-ranna;
dho-ranna1 		dho-ranna do-ranna;
dho-ranna2
Comparative níos do-ranna
Superlative is do-ranna

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of do-ranna
radical lenition eclipsis
do-ranna dho-ranna ndo-ranna

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

Further reading

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