urraim

Irish

Alternative forms

• uirrim (Munster)

Etymology

From Old Irish airraim (“deference, respect; indulgence, mercy”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to the form uirrim)

Noun

urraim f (genitive singular urraime)

1. respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration

   Synonyms: ardmheas, gradam, ómós

   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:

     Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.

     Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.

Declension

Declension of urraim (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative urraim vocative a urraim genitive urraime dative urraim forms with the definite article case singular nominative an urraim genitive na hurraime dative leis an urraim don urraim

Derived terms

• anurraim
• mí-urraim
• urramach
• urramacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of urraim

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urraim	n-urraim	hurraim	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) “urraim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

urraim m

1. genitive singular of urram