Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erenagh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: er-e-nagh
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish airchinnech, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”); see *kʷennom (“head”).

Word Breakdown

Root: airchinnech, *ɸare-kʷenno-

Inflected Forms

erenaghs (plural) erenach (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

erenaghy coarb

Questions

What does erenagh mean?: The head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.
Where does erenagh come from?: Borrowed from Old Irish airchinnech, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”); see *kʷennom (“head”).

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