náire
See also: nàire
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
náire f (genitive singular náire)
- shame
- Tá náire orm. ― I am ashamed(lit. "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.
- Great my shame:
Derived terms
- díth náire (“shamelessness”)
- mínáire (“shamelessness; crossness, viciousness”)
- náireach, náiriúil (“shameful; susceptible to shame, bashful, modest, diffident”)
- náirigh (“shame”)
- neamhnáire (“shamelessness, effrontery”)
Further reading
- "náire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “náire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “náire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn͈aːrʲe/
Noun
náire f
- shamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence, backwardness, reluctance
- shame, humiliation
- modesty, sense of decorum, nobility of behaviour, generosity
Inflection
| Feminine iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | |||
| Vocative | |||
| Accusative | |||
| Genitive | |||
| Dative | |||
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Derived terms
Descendants
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.