rábaire

Irish

Etymology

From the root of rábach (“bold, dashing”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɑːbˠəɾʲə/[1]

Noun

rábaire m (genitive singular rábaire, nominative plural rábairí)

  1. active, athletic person

Declension

Declension of rábaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rábaire rábairí
vocative a rábaire a rábairí
genitive rábaire rábairí
dative rábaire rábairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rábaire na rábairí
genitive an rábaire na rábairí
dative leis an rábaire
don rábaire 		leis na rábairí

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 12, page 16

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “rábaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 868; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rábaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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