rannaire

Irish

Etymology 1

From roinn (“share”, verb) +‎ -aire (agent suffix)

Noun

rannaire m (genitive singular rannaire, nominative plural rannairí)

  1. (literary) food-distributor, carver

Etymology 2

From rann (“quatrain; stanza, verse”) +‎ -aire (agent suffix).

Noun

rannaire m (genitive singular rannaire, nominative plural rannairí)

  1. versifier, rhymer
Derived terms
  • rannaireacht f (“(act of) composing verses, rhyming; versification”)

Declension
Declension of rannaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rannaire rannairí
Vocative a rannaire a rannairí
Genitive rannaire rannairí
Dative rannaire rannairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an rannaire na rannairí
Genitive an rannaire na rannairí
Dative leis an rannaire

don rannaire

 leis na rannairí

References
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