caraid

See also: càraid

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠədʲ/

Noun

caraid

  1. (archaic, dialectal) inflection of cara:
    1. dative singular
    2. nominative plural

Noun

caraid m (genitive singular carad, nominative plural cairde)

  1. (Cois Fharraige) Alternative form of cara (“friend”)

Declension
Declension of caraid

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caraid cairde
Vocative a charaid a chairde
Genitive carad cairde
Dative caraid cairde

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an caraid na cairde
Genitive an charad na gcairde
Dative leis an gcaraid

don charaid

 leis na cairde

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caraid charaid gcaraid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kareti (“to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).

Verb

caraid

  1. to love

Inflection
Simple, class A I present, s preterite, reduplicated future, a subjunctive
1st sg. 2nd sg. 3rd sg. 1st pl. 2nd pl. 3rd pl. Passive sg. Passive pl.
Present indicative Abs.
Conj.
Rel.
Imperfect indicative
Preterite Abs.
Conj.
Rel.
Perfect Deut.
Prot.
Future Abs.
Conj.
Rel.
Conditional
Present subjunctive Abs.
Conj.
Rel.
Past subjunctive
Imperative
Verbal noun
Past participle
Verbal of necessity

Descendants

Further reading
  • “caraid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Irish cara, Manx carrey), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

Noun

caraid m (genitive singular caraid, plural càirdean)

  1. (male) friend
    Bu tu fhéin an caraid is cha b’ e sin a h-uile caraid. ― You’re an extraordinary friend.
    Cha chall na gheibh caraid. ― It is no loss what a friend gains.
    Is e an caraid caraid na crùthaig. ― A friend (to one) in need is a friend indeed.
  2. relative, cousin

Usage notes
  • In the sense "friend" also caraidean is used as plural form.
  • The vocative form is used when addressing people in correspondence:
    “A Charaid, ...” ― “Dear Sir, ...”
    “A Chàirdean, ...” ― “Dear Sirs, ...”
    “A Sheumais, a charaid, ...” ― “Dear James, ...”

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
caraidcharaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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