donaire
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From dona (“unfortunate, unlucky; poor, wretched”) + -aire.
Noun edit
donaire m (genitive singular donaire, nominative plural donairí)
Declension edit
Declension of donaire
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
donaire | dhonaire | ndonaire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese donaire, borrowed from Old Spanish donaire, from Late Latin dōnārius, from Latin dōnārium.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: do‧nai‧re
Noun edit
donaire m (plural donaires)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Late Latin dōnārium. Evolution unclear (expected form *donero).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
donaire m (plural donaires)
- gracefulness, elegance
- Synonym: donosura
- 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
- Lucio ofreció cigarrillos egipcios, formidable novedad para nosotros, y con donaire encendió la cerilla en la suela de sus zapatos.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a joke or playful comment
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “donaire”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014