curaí

See also: curai

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɾˠiː/

Noun

curaí m (genitive singular curaí, nominative plural curaithe)

1. curry

Declension

Declension of curaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative curaí curaithe vocative a churaí a churaithe genitive curaí curaithe dative curaí curaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an curaí na curaithe genitive an churaí na gcuraithe dative leis an gcuraí don churaí leis na curaithe

Derived terms

• leafaos curaí
• púdar curaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• curaighe (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈɾˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊɾˠiː/, /ˈkɔɾˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɤɾˠi/

Noun

curaí f

1. genitive singular of curach

Mutation

Mutated forms of curaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
curaí	churaí	gcuraí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “curaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “curaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “curaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025