rannaire
Irish
Etymology 1
From roinn (“share”, verb) + -aire (agent suffix)
Noun
rannaire m (genitive singular rannaire, nominative plural rannairí)
- (literary) food-distributor, carver
Etymology 2
From rann (“quatrain; stanza, verse”) + -aire (agent suffix).
Noun
rannaire m (genitive singular rannaire, nominative plural rannairí)
Derived terms
- rannaireacht f (“(act of) composing verses, rhyming; versification”)
Related terms
- rannaíocht f (“versification; form of verse”)
Declension
Declension of rannaire
Fourth declension
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Forms with the definite article
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References
- "rannaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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