goraí

See also: gorai and góraí

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

goraí m (genitive singular goraí, nominative plural goraithe)

1. hatching hen
2. brooding, restless, impatient, person

Declension

Declension of goraí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative goraí goraithe Vocative a ghoraí a ghoraithe Genitive goraí goraithe Dative goraí goraithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an goraí na goraithe Genitive an ghoraí na ngoraithe Dative leis an ngoraí don ghoraí leis na goraithe

Declension

• goraíocht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

goraí

1. inflection of gorach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See goraí¹.

Noun

goraí f (genitive singular goraí)

1. Synonym of goraíocht (“brooding, hatching; broodiness; restlessness, impatience”)

Declension

Declension of goraí

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghoraí Genitive na goraí Dative leis an ngoraí don ghoraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goraí	ghoraí	ngoraí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fidget”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024