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Francach
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francach
Irish
Alternative forms
ga Frangcach superseded spelling
Etymology
From ga Frainc an Fhrainc France -ach adjectival suffix adjective.ga nouns suffixed with -ach
Pronunciation
ga /ˈfˠɾˠɑuŋkəx/ Munster
ga /ˈfˠɾˠɑŋkəx/ Aran
ga /ˈfˠɾˠaːŋkəx/ Cois Fharraige
ga /ˈfˠɾˠaŋkəx/ Mayo
ga /ˈfˠɾˠaŋka(h)/ Ulster
Adjective
-aigh -aí ~a -
French
Gallic
in French manner, of French origin
usually with lower-case initial foreign, exotic; large
ga francach
Declension
F rancach rancaigh rancaí rancacha -
Derived terms
ga Ceanadach Francach<t:French Canadian><pos:a> fuinneog Fhrancach<t:French window> rollóg Fhrancach<t:French roll> uaim Fhrancach<t:French seam> cailc fhrancach
Related terms
ga Fraincis the French language
Noun
m -aigh -aigh
Frenchman
‘Frenchman’, French ship
Declension
F rancach rancaigh
Derived terms
ga ga Ceanadach Francach n French Canadian ga francach rat ga Bliain na bhFrancach the year of the French landing in Ireland, 1798
Noun
f -aí ~a
Frenchwoman
Declension
F rancach rancaí
Mutation
Further reading
ga Nationalities