lúcháir

See also: luchair

Irish

FWOTD – 30 November 2018

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúthgáir.[2] By surface analysis, lúth (“rejoicing”) +‎ gáir (“cry, shout”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːˈxɑːɾʲ/[3], /l̪ˠuəˈɣɑːɾʲ/[4]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔfˠɑːɾʲ/ ~ /ˈl̪ˠɛfˠɑːɾʲ/ ~ /ˈl̪ˠɛvˠɑːɾʲ/ ~ /ˈl̪ˠɛwɑːɾʲ/ ~ /l̪ˠəˈwɑːɾʲ/[5]; /ˈl̪ˠufˠɑːɾʲ(ə)/[6][7]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠʊxæɾʲ/[8], /ˈl̪ˠuhæɾʲ/[9]

Noun

lúcháir f (genitive singular lúcháire)

  1. great joy
    Synonym: áthas
    Tá lúcháir orm; Tá lúcháir an tsaoil orm.
    I am overjoyed.
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
      Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.
      They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.
  2. joyful welcome
    Déanfaimid lúcháir romhaibh.
    We will receive you joyfully.

Declension

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

References

References
  1. ^ “lúcháir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúthgáir(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ 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, page 189
  4. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 65, page 53
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 180
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 164, page 32
  7. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 66, page 17
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 43, page 20
  9. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 91, page 34; reprinted 1979

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