araí

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

araí f (genitive singular araíon, nominative plural araíonacha)

1. bridle; (in plural) reins

Declension

Declension of araí (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative araí araíonacha vocative a araí a araíonacha genitive araíon araíonacha dative araí araíonacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an araí na haraíonacha genitive na haraíon na n-araíonacha dative leis an araí don araí leis na haraíonacha

Derived terms

• araíonach (“restrained”, adjective)
• araíonacht f (“restraint”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

araí f (genitive singular araí)

1. appearance
2. Alternative form of airí (“symptom; attribute, characteristic, property”)

Declension

Declension of araí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative araí vocative a araí genitive araí dative araí forms with the definite article case singular nominative an araí genitive na haraí dative leis an araí don araí

Etymology 3

Noun

araí f (genitive singular araí)

1. Alternative form of araoid

Declension

Declension of araí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative araí vocative a araí genitive araí dative araí forms with the definite article case singular nominative an araí genitive na haraí dative leis an araí don araí

Etymology 4

Noun

araí m pl

1. plural of ara (“charioteer; attendant, horseboy”)

Etymology 5

Noun

araí m pl

1. plural of ara (“temple”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of araí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
araí	n-araí	haraí	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “araí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN