góraí

See also: gorai and goraí

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

góraí m (genitive singular góraí, nominative plural góraithe)

1. (sports) goal, home (target area)

   Synonyms: báire, cúl

Declension

Declension of góraí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative góraí góraithe Vocative a ghóraí a ghóraithe Genitive góraí góraithe Dative góraí góraithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an góraí na góraithe Genitive an ghóraí na ngóraithe Dative leis an ngóraí don ghóraí leis na góraithe

Derived terms

• fear góraí (“goalkeeper”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
góraí	ghóraí	ngóraí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “góraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “góraí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.