dranndanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dranndan +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɾãũn̪ˠtanəx/

Adjective

dranndanach (genitive singular masculine dranndanaich, comparative dranndanaiche)

  1. irritable, quarrelsome, snappy, peevish
    Synonyms: connsachail, connspaideach, crosta, gearanach, gruamach

Noun

dranndanach m (genitive singular dranndanaich)

  1. cynical person

Mutation

Mutation of dranndanach
radical lenition
dranndanach dhranndanach

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dranndanach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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