náire
See also: nàire
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
náire f (genitive singular náire)
- shame
- Synonym: náireacht
- Tá náire orm. ― I am ashamed. (literally, “Shame is on me.”)
- 1912, Patrick Pearse, Mise Éire:
- Mór mo náire:
Mo chlann féin a dhíol a máthair.- Great my shame:
My own children who sold their mother.
- Great my shame:
Declension
Derived terms
- díth náire (“shamelessness”)
- mínáire (“shamelessness”)
- náireach (“shameful”)
- náirigh (“to shame”)
- náiriúil (“shameful”)
- neamhnáire (“shamelessness”)
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “náire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 85
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “náire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “náire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “náire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈn͈aːrʲe]
Noun
náire f
- shamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence, backwardness, reluctance
- shame, humiliation
- modesty, sense of decorum, nobility of behaviour, generosity
Inflection
| Feminine iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | náireL | — | — |
| Vocative | náireL | — | — |
| Accusative | náiriN | — | — |
| Genitive | náire | — | — |
| Dative | náiriL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| náire also nnáire after a proclitic |
náire pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “náire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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