geáitse
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
geáitse m (genitive singular geáitse, nominative plural geáitsí)
- affected manner, pose, gesture
- (in the plural) airs, affections, antics
- ag déanamh geáitsí ― putting on airs
Declension edit
Declension of geáitse
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- geáitseáil f (“posing”)
- geáitsíoch (“gesturing”, adjective)
Related terms edit
- geáitseálaí m (“poser”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geáitse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN