náire

See also: nàire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish náire.

Pronunciation

Noun

náire f (genitive singular náire)

  1. shame
    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.

Derived terms

Further reading


Old Irish

Etymology

From nár + -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn͈aːrʲe/

Noun

náire f

  1. shamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence, backwardness, reluctance
  2. shame, humiliation
  3. 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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

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