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Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ad·ora ( “ adores, worships ” ) , from Latin adōrō .
Verb
adhair (present analytic adhrann , future analytic adharfaidh , verbal noun adhradh , past participle adhartha )
( transitive ) adore , worship
( transitive , literary ) adhere to, follow ( with de , do )
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
adhraim
adhrann tú; adhrair †
adhrann sé, sí
adhraimid
adhrann sibh
adhrann siad; adhraid †
a adhrann ; a adhras / a n-adhrann *
adhairtear
past
d'adhair mé; d'adhras /adhair mé‡; adhras ‡
d'adhair tú; d'adhrais /adhair tú‡; adhrais ‡
d'adhair sé, sí /adhair sé, sí‡
d'adhramar ; d'adhair muid /adhramar ‡; adhair muid‡
d'adhair sibh; d'adhrabhair /adhair sibh‡; adhrabhair ‡
d'adhair siad; d'adhradar /adhair siad; adhradar ‡
a d'adhair / ar adhair *
adhradh ;hadhradh †
past habitual
d'adhrainn /adhrainn ‡; n-adhrainn ‡‡
d'adhairteá /adhairteá ‡; n-adhairteá ‡‡
d'adhradh sé, sí /adhradh sé, sí‡; n-adhradh sé, s퇇
d'adhraimis ; d'adhradh muid /adhraimis ‡; adhradh muid‡; n-adhraimis ‡‡; n-adhradh muid‡‡
d'adhradh sibh /adhradh sibh‡; n-adhradh sibh‡‡
d'adhraidís ; d'adhradh siad /adhraidís ‡; adhradh siad‡; n-adhraidís ‡‡; n-adhradh siad‡‡
a d'adhradh / a n-adhradh *
d'adhairtí /adhairtí ‡; n-adhairtí ‡‡
future
adharfaidh mé; adharfad
adharfaidh tú; adharfair †
adharfaidh sé, sí
adharfaimid ; adharfaidh muid
adharfaidh sibh
adharfaidh siad; adharfaid †
a adharfaidh ; a adharfas / a n-adharfaidh *
adharfar
conditional
d'adharfainn / adharfainn ‡; n-adharfainn ‡‡
d'adharfá / adharfá ‡; n-adharfá ‡‡
d'adharfadh sé, sí / adharfadh sé, sí‡; n-adharfadh sé, s퇇
d'adharfaimis ; d'adharfadh muid / adharfaimis ‡; adharfadh muid‡; n-adharfaimis ‡‡; n-adharfadh muid‡‡
d'adharfadh sibh / adharfadh sibh‡; n-adharfadh sibh‡‡
d'adharfaidís ; d'adharfadh siad / adharfaidís ‡; adharfadh siad‡; n-adharfaidís ‡‡; n-adharfadh siad‡‡
a d'adharfadh / a n-adharfadh *
d'adharfaí / adharfaí ‡; n-adharfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go n-adhra mé; go n-adhrad †
go n-adhra tú; go n-adhrair †
go n-adhra sé, sí
go n-adhraimid ; go n-adhra muid
go n-adhra sibh
go n-adhra siad; go n-adhraid †
—
go n-adhairtear
past
dá n-adhrainn
dá n-adhairteá
dá n-adhradh sé, sí
dá n-adhraimis ; dá n-adhradh muid
dá n-adhradh sibh
dá n-adhraidís ; dá n-adhradh siad
—
dá n-adhairtí
imperative
adhraim
adhair
adhradh sé, sí
adhraimis
adhraigí ; adhraidh †
adhraidís
—
adhairtear
verbal noun
adhradh
past participle
adhartha
*indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an )
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
adhair m
genitive singular of adhar ( “ sore, irritation ” )
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “adhair ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 adraid ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
“adhair ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
adhair m sg
genitive singular of adhar ( “ air, sky, heaven ” )
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.