urraim

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish airraim (“deference, respect; indulgence, mercy”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈiɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to uirrim)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɞɾˠəmˠ/ (corresponding to urram)

Noun

urraim f (genitive singular urraime)

  1. respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration
    Synonyms: ardmheas, gradam, ómós
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:urraim.

Declension

Declension of urraim (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative urraim
vocative a urraim
genitive urraime
dative urraim
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an urraim
genitive na hurraime
dative leis an urraim
don urraim

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of urraim
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
urraim n-urraim hurraim not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airraim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “urraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1304; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “urraim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

urraim m

  1. genitive singular of urram
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