urraim

Irish

Alternative forms

• uirrim (Munster)

Etymology

From Old Irish airraim (“deference, respect; indulgence, mercy”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to the form uirrim)

Noun

urraim f (genitive singular urraime)

1. respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration

   Synonyms: ardmheas, gradam, ómós

   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:

     Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.

     Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.

Declension

Declension of urraim

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative urraim Vocative a urraim Genitive urraime Dative urraim

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an urraim Genitive na hurraime Dative leis an urraim don urraim

Derived terms

• anurraim
• mí-urraim
• urramach
• urramacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urraim	n-urraim	hurraim	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urraim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

urraim m

1. genitive singular of urram