anabarrach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish anbáil + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanaparˠəx/

Adjective

anabarrach

  1. exceeding, excessive
    Meudaichidh mi thu gu h-anabarrach. ― I will increase you exceedingly. (Sometimes used as an adverb.)
    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

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
anabarrachn-anabarrachh-anabarracht-anabarrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “anabarrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
  • Gaelic Without Groans (Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1962, by John MacKechnie)
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