ancaire

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋkəɾʲə/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋkəɾʲə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish ancaire, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Alternative forms

• angcaire (obsolete)
• acaire

Noun

ancaire m or f (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)

1. (sailing) anchor

Declension

Declension of ancaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ancaire ancairí Vocative a ancaire a ancairí Genitive ancaire ancairí Dative ancaire ancairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ancaire na hancairí Genitive an ancaire na n-ancairí Dative leis an ancaire don ancaire leis na hancairí

Feminine declension

Declension of ancaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ancaire ancairí Vocative a ancaire a ancairí Genitive ancaire ancairí Dative ancaire ancairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ancaire na hancairí Genitive na hancaire na n-ancairí Dative leis an ancaire don ancaire leis na hancairí

Derived terms

• ancaireacht, leaba ancaire, poll ancaire (“anchorage”)
• bos ancaire, ladhar ancaire (“fluke of anchor”)
• cloch ancaire (“anchor stone”)
• lorga ancaire (“stem of anchor”)
• mórancaire (“sheet anchor”)
• srac-ancaire (“drag-anchor”)
• stoc ancaire (“stock of anchor”)
• téad ancaire (“cable (of anchor)”)
• tógáil ancaire (“weighing of anchor”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)

1. anchorite, hermit
2. (colloquial) recluse

Declension

Declension of ancaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ancaire ancairí Vocative a ancaire a ancairí Genitive ancaire ancairí Dative ancaire ancairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ancaire na hancairí Genitive an ancaire na n-ancairí Dative leis an ancaire don ancaire leis na hancairí

Derived terms

• sean-ancaire (“ancient anchorite; old recluse; old buffer”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)

1. anker, tub
2. stout, tubby person

Declension

Declension of ancaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ancaire ancairí Vocative a ancaire a ancairí Genitive ancaire ancairí Dative ancaire ancairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ancaire na hancairí Genitive an ancaire na n-ancairí Dative leis an ancaire don ancaire leis na hancairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ancaire	n-ancaire	hancaire	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ancaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 29
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9
• Greene, D. 1973 ‘The influence of Scandinavian on Irish’ in Bo Almqvist & David Greene (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalgan Press, Dundalk, pp. 75–82
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ancaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ancaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024