anabarrach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish anbáil + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanaparˠəx/

Adjective

anabarrach (sometimes used as an adverb)

  1. exceeding, excessive
    Meudaichidh mi thu gu h-anabarrach. ― I will increase you exceedingly.
    anabarrach fireanta ― over much righteous
  2. redundant, superfluous
  3. desperate, indispensable
    anabarrach aingidh ― desperately wicked
    anabarrach feumail ― indispensably or very necessary
  4. shocking, terrible
  5. tip-top, ripping,[1] stupendous

Mutation

Mutation of anabarrach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anabarrach n-anabarrach h-anabarrach t-anabarrach

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

References

  1. ^ John MacKechnie (1974) [1962], Gaelic Without Groans, 3rd edition, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, page 53

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “anabarrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925), A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
  • “anabarrach” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
  • “anabarrach”, in LearnGaelic - Dictionary, 2021
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