nàire

See also: Naire and náire

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish náire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠaːɾʲə/

Noun

nàire f

1. shame, disgrace, ignominy
2. bashfulness, modesty

Derived terms

• mo nàire
• nàireach
• nàireachadh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “nàire”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “náire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language