deargnáire

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dearg (“red”) +‎ náire (“shame”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɑɾˠəɡˌn̪ˠɑː(i̯)ɾʲə/[1]

Noun

deargnáire f (genitive singular deargnáire)

  1. disgrace, utter shame

Declension

Declension of deargnáire (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative deargnáire
vocative a dheargnáire
genitive deargnáire
dative deargnáire
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an deargnáire
genitive na deargnáire
dative leis an deargnáire
don deargnáire

Mutation

Mutated forms of deargnáire
radical lenition eclipsis
deargnáire dheargnáire ndeargnáire

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 229, page 116

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