goraí

See also: gorai and góraí

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

goraí m (genitive singular goraí, nominative plural goraithe)

1. hatching hen
2. brooding, restless, impatient, person

Declension

Declension of goraí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative goraí goraithe vocative a ghoraí a ghoraithe genitive goraí goraithe dative goraí goraithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an goraí na goraithe genitive an ghoraí na ngoraithe dative leis an ngoraí don ghoraí leis na goraithe

Declension

• goraíocht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

goraí

1. inflection of gorach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See etymology 1 above.

Noun

goraí f (genitive singular goraí)

1. Synonym of goraíocht (“brooding, hatching; broodiness; restlessness, impatience”)

Declension

Declension of goraí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative goraí vocative a ghoraí genitive goraí dative goraí forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghoraí genitive na goraí dative leis an ngoraí don ghoraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of goraí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
goraí	ghoraí	ngoraí

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) “goraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fidget”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024