longaire

Irish

Etymology

From long (“to eat, swallow”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

longaire m (genitive singular longaire, nominative plural longairí)

1. (rare) glutton

   Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of longaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative longaire longairí Vocative a longaire a longairí Genitive longaire longairí Dative longaire longairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an longaire na longairí Genitive an longaire na longairí Dative leis an longaire don longaire leis na longairí

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “longaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 445
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “longaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN