nàrach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nárach. By surface analysis, nàr +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ˠaːɾəx/

Adjective

nàrach (genitive singular masculine nàraich, comparative nàraiche)

  1. ashamed
  2. bashful, blate, coy, diffident

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “nàrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nárach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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