lúcháir

• lúthgháir (superseded)
• lúthgháire (archaic)

From Middle Irish lúthgáir; synchronically lúth (“rejoicing”) +‎ gáir (“cry, shout”).

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuːˈxɑːɾʲ/[1]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːxɑːɾʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔfˠɑːɾʲ/, /ˈl̪ˠɛfˠɑːɾʲ/, /ˈl̪ˠɛvˠɑːɾʲ/, /ˈl̪ˠɛwɑːɾʲ/, /l̪ˠəˈwɑːɾʲ/[2]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːxæɾʲ/
  • (The Glenties) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠʊxæɾʲ/[3]

lúcháir f (genitive singular lúcháire)

1. great joy

   Synonym: áthas

   Tá lúcháir orm; Tá lúcháir an tsaoil orm.

   I am overjoyed.

   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:

     Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.

     They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.

2. joyful welcome

   Déanfaimid lúcháir romhaibh.

   We will receive you joyfully.

• “lúthgáir(e)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “lúṫġáir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 453.
• "lúcháir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “lúcháir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lúcháir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “lúcháir” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.