dúdaire

Irish

Etymology

From dúid (“stump, stumpy object, protuberant part; short-stemmed (clay) pipe; (craned) neck, throat; numbskull”) +‎ -aire (agent suffix).

Noun

dúdaire m (genitive singular dúdaire, nominative plural dúdairí)

  1. long-necked person
  2. eavesdropper
  3. hummer, crooner
  4. dolt

Declension

Declension of dúdaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dúdaire dúdairí
vocative a dhúdaire a dhúdairí
genitive dúdaire dúdairí
dative dúdaire dúdairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dúdaire na dúdairí
genitive an dúdaire na ndúdairí
dative leis an dúdaire
don dúdaire 		leis na dúdairí

Derived terms

  • dúdaireacht f (“(act of) neck-craning, eavesdropping; (act of) gulping, swallowing, puffing (on pipe); (act of) humming, crooning, (of kettle) singing, whistling”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúdaire
radical lenition eclipsis
dúdaire dhúdaire ndúdaire

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

References

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