alpaire

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) +‎ -aire (agent suffix).

Noun

alpaire m (genitive singular alpaire, nominative plural alpairí)

  1. voracious eater
    Synonyms: airceachán, gainéan, gionachán, peasánach, slamaire
  2. grabber
    Synonyms: antlachán, cantálaí, cúblálaí, glámaire, grabálaí, scramaire
  3. large stone
    Synonym: alpaire cloiche

Declension

Declension of alpaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative alpaire alpairí
vocative a alpaire a alpairí
genitive alpaire alpairí
dative alpaire alpairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-alpaire na halpairí
genitive an alpaire na n-alpairí
dative leis an alpaire
don alpaire 		leis na halpairí

Derived terms

  • alpartha (“greedy; stout, burly”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of alpaire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alpaire n-alpaire halpaire t-alpaire

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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