góraí

See also: gorai and goraí

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

góraí m (genitive singular góraí, nominative plural góraithe)

1. (sports) goal, home (target area)

   Synonyms: báire, cúl

Declension

Declension of góraí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative góraí góraithe vocative a ghóraí a ghóraithe genitive góraí góraithe dative góraí góraithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an góraí na góraithe genitive an ghóraí na ngóraithe dative leis an ngóraí don ghóraí leis na góraithe

Derived terms

• fear góraí (“goalkeeper”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of góraí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
góraí	ghóraí	ngóraí

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) “góraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “góraí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm