araí

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

araí f (genitive singular araíon, nominative plural araíonacha)

1. bridle; (in plural) reins

Declension

Declension of araí

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative araí araíonacha Vocative a araí a araíonacha Genitive araíon araíonacha Dative araí araíonacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an araí na haraíonacha Genitive na haraíon na n-araíonacha Dative leis an araí don araí leis na haraíonacha

Derived terms

• araíonach (“restrained”, adjective)
• araíonacht f (“restraint”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

araí f (genitive singular araí)

1. appearance
2. Alternative form of airí (“symptom; attribute, characteristic, property”)

Declension

Declension of araí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative araí Vocative a araí Genitive araí Dative araí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an araí Genitive na haraí Dative leis an araí don araí

Etymology 3

Noun

araí f (genitive singular araí)

1. Alternative form of araoid

Declension

Declension of araí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative araí Vocative a araí Genitive araí Dative araí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an araí Genitive na haraí Dative leis an araí don araí

Etymology 4

Noun

araí m pl

1. plural of ara (“charioteer; attendant, horseboy”)

Etymology 5

Noun

araí m pl

1. plural of ara (“temple”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
araí	n-araí	haraí	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) “araí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN