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náire

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See also: Naire and nàire

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish náire,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nāryā.[2] By surface analysis, náir +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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náire f (genitive singular náire)

  1. shame
    Synonym: náireacht
    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.

Declension

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Declension of náire (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative náire
vocative a náire
genitive náire
dative náire
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an náire
genitive na náire
dative leis an náire
don náire

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “náire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 85

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *nāryā.[1] By surface analysis, *nár (first attested in Middle Irish) + -e. See the etymology of modern Irish náir for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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náire f

  1. shamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence, backwardness, reluctance
  2. shame, humiliation
  3. modesty, sense of decorum, nobility of behaviour, generosity

Inflection

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Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative náireL
Vocative náireL
Accusative náiriN
Genitive náire
Dative náiriL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: náire
  • Manx: nearey
  • Scottish Gaelic: nàire
  • Middle Irish: innáire

Mutation

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Mutation of náire
radical lenition nasalization
náire
also nnáire after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
náire
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284

Further reading

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