náireach
See also: nàireach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish náirech (“diffident, shy; modest”). By surface analysis, nàire (“shame”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
náireach (genitive singular masculine náirigh, genitive singular feminine náirí, plural náireacha, comparative náirí)
Declension edit
Declension of náireach
Derived terms edit
- náireachán m (“bashful, diffident, person”)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “náireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “náirech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “náireach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “náireach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.