nàrach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nárach. By surface analysis, nàr +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ˠaːɾəx/

Adjective

nàrach (genitive singular masculine nàraich, comparative nàraiche)

1. ashamed
2. bashful, blate, coy, diffident

Derived terms

• mì-nàrach

Related terms

• nàireach

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “nàrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nárach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language