goraí

See also: gorai and góraí

Irish

Etymology 1

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    Noun

    goraí m (genitive singular goraí, nominative plural goraithe)

    1. hatching hen
    2. brooding, restless, impatient, person
    Declension
    Declension of goraí (fourth declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative goraí goraithe
    vocative a ghoraí a ghoraithe
    genitive goraí goraithe
    dative goraí goraithe
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an goraí na goraithe
    genitive an ghoraí na ngoraithe
    dative leis an ngoraí
    don ghoraí     		leis na goraithe
    Declension

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Adjective

    goraí

    1. inflection of gorach:
      1. genitive singular feminine
      2. comparative degree

    Etymology 3

    See etymology 1 above.

    Noun

    goraí f (genitive singular goraí)

    1. synonym of goraíocht (“brooding, hatching; broodiness; restlessness, impatience”)
    Declension
    Declension of goraí (fourth declension, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative goraí
    vocative a ghoraí
    genitive goraí
    dative goraí
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an ghoraí
    genitive na goraí
    dative leis an ngoraí
    don ghoraí

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of goraí
    radical lenition eclipsis
    goraí ghoraí ngoraí

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “goraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
    • “fidget”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
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