alpaire
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) + -aire (agent suffix).
Noun
editalpaire m (genitive singular alpaire, nominative plural alpairí)
- voracious eater
- Synonyms: airceachán, gainéan, gionachán, peasánach, slamaire
- grabber
- large stone
- Synonym: alpaire cloiche
Declension
editDeclension of alpaire
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- alpaire seangán m (“anteater”)
- alpaireacht f (“(act of) bolting food; voracious eating; (act of) grabbing”)
Related terms
edit- alpartha (“greedy; stout, burly”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alpaire | n-alpaire | halpaire | t-alpaire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alpaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alpaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “alpaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024