donaire
Irish
Etymology
From dona (“unfortunate, unlucky; poor, wretched”) + -aire.
Noun
donaire m (genitive singular donaire, nominative plural donairí)
Declension
Declension of donaire
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| donaire | dhonaire | ndonaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "donaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Portuguese donaire, from Old Spanish donaire, from Late Latin donarius, from Latin donarium.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ˈnaj.ɾɨ/
- Hyphenation: do‧nai‧re
Noun
donaire m (plural donaires)
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin donarius, from Latin donarium.
Noun
donaire m (plural donaires)
- gracefulness, elegance
- a joke or playful comment
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