-ach

Appendix:Variations of "ach" Chuukese Suffix chk suffix chk added to possessive nouns our inclusive Related terms Ido Etymology From io eo -aĉ-, from io roa languages. Pronunciation io /at͡ʃ/ Interfix io interfix Used to denote substandard degree, lack of quality, or inferiority. io nigro black person nigracho nigger io domo house domacho hovel Irish Pronunciation ga /əx/ Munster,Connacht ga /ax/ /ah/ /a/ Ulster Etymology 1 ga :inh mga:-ach From ga sga -ach, from ga cel-pro *-ākos, from ga ine-pro *-eh₂kos *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix ine-pro *-éh₂ *-eh₂ + adjectival suffix ine-pro *-kos *-kos, *-ḱos; compare cy -og. ga -óg. Alternative forms ga -each slender form Suffix n m a Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’. ga Éire Ireland Éireannach Irish (person) ga Sasana England Sasanach English (person) Forms adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘connected or involved with, belonging to, having’. ga bunús basis bunúsach basic ga fearg anger feargach angry ga Éire Éireannach Ireland Irish ga Sasana Sasanach England English Declension For nouns: - ach aigh For adjectives: -ach -aigh -aí ~a Derived terms ga -achán ga -achas ga noun ga adjective ga suffix Etymology 2 From ga sga -ach, from ga cel-pro *-Vkos (V standing for any vowel), the genitive singular ending of certain nouns ending in cel-pro *-Vxs. Suffix i ga genitive forms the genitive singular of some fifth-declension nouns Middle Irish Etymology mga :inh sga:-ach From mga sga -ach, from mga cel-pro *-ākos, from mga ine-pro *-eh₂kos, ine-pro *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix ine-pro *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix ine-pro *-kos, ine-pro *-ḱos. mga -óc. Pronunciation mga /əx/ Suffix mga suffix Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having, characterised by, prone to". Forms nouns meaning "person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having". Usage notes After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes mga -ech. Derived terms mga adjective mga noun Descendants ga -ach gv -agh gd -ach Middle Welsh Etymology From wlm cel-bry-pro *-ox, with the vowel altered by influence from wlm -af. Suffix wlm suffix forms a comparative adjective Derived terms wlm Old Irish Etymology sga :inh cel-pro:*-ākos<id:adjective> From sga cel-pro *-ākos, from sga ine-pro *-eh₂kos, ine-pro *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix ine-pro *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix ine-pro *-kos, ine-pro *-ḱos. sga -óc. Compare la -ācus, la -icus. Pronunciation sga /ax/ Suffix sga suffix Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having, characterised by, prone to". Forms nouns meaning "person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having". Usage notes After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes sga -ech. Inflection Adjective: -aig -uch Noun: -aig -uch Derived terms sga adjective sga noun Descendants mga -ach Further reading 347 Scottish Gaelic Alternative forms gd -each slender form Etymology From gd sga -ach, from gd cel-pro *-ākos, from gd ine-pro *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix ine-pro *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix ine-pro *-kos, ine-pro *-ḱos; compare cy -og. gd -ag. Pronunciation gd /əx/ Suffix gd suffix plural -aich or -aichean Forms nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’. gd Seapan Japan Seapanach Japanese gd Gearmailt Germany Gearmailteach German gd boireann feminine boireannach female, woman Derived terms gd gd adjective gd noun Welsh Pronunciation cy /aχ/ Etymology 1 From cy wlm -ach, from cy cel-bry-pro *-ox, with the vowel altered by influence from cy -af. Suffix compadj 1 cy comparative adjective forms comparative adjectives cy ifanc young ifancach younger cy pwysig important pwysicach more important cy tlawd poor tlotach poorer Usage notes Triggers fortition of the final consonant of the adjectival stem. Derived terms cy comparative adjective Etymology 2 Alternative forms cy -iach Suffix m,p cy pejorative forms pejorative nouns cy cor dwarf corrach dwarf, gnome cy cawl soup cawlach mess, hotchpotch cy dillad clothes dilladach old clothes, worthless clothing Derived terms cy pejorative Etymology 3 Suffix f au,~oedd,~on cy abstract noun suffix forming abstract nouns and some verbnouns cy cyfrin privy, cryptic cyfrinach secret cy cyfaill friend cyfeillach fellowship, companionship cy clinc clink, tinkle tarddu emerge, erupt clindarddach crackling; to crackle Derived terms cy abstract noun References