agair

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡəɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ad·gair.[1]

Verb

agair (present analytic agraíonn, future analytic agróidh, verbal noun agairt, past participle agartha) (transitive)

  1. to plead, entreat
  2. to avenge, retribute [with ar]
  3. (law) to sue
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

agair m sg

  1. vocative/genitive singular of agar (agar)

Mutation

Mutated forms of agair
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
agair n-agair hagair 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), “ad·gair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “agraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • agair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɣirʲ/

Verb

agair

  1. passive singular present indicative of aigid

Mutation

Mutation of agair
radical lenition nasalization
agair
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
agair n-agair

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ad·gair. Compare Irish agair (plead, entreat, sue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈakɪrʲ/

Verb

agair (past dh'agair, future agairidh, verbal noun agairt)

  1. claim, demand
  2. petition
  3. (transitive, with air) crave
    Tha mi ag agairt air seòclaid.I'm craving chocolate.

Derived terms