Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkəɾʲə/[1], /ˈaŋkəɾʲə/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish ancaire,[2] from Old Norse akkeri,[3] with nc restored from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). Doublet of etymology 3.
Noun
ancaire m or f (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
- (sailing) anchor
Declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
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- Feminine declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish ancharae,[4] from Latin anchōrēta, anachōrēta, from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).
Noun
ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
- anchorite, hermit
- (colloquial) recluse
Declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
- sean-ancaire (“ancient anchorite; old recluse; old buffer”)
Etymology 3
From English anker, from Dutch anker, from Latin ancora. Doublet of etymology 1.
Noun
ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
- anker, tub
- stout, tubby person
Declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of ancaire
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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n-ancaire
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hancaire
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t-ancaire
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ancaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Greene, D. (1976), “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dublin 15–21 August 1973, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ancharae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 29
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ancaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ancaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026