ancaire

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish ancaire, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Alternative forms

Noun

ancaire m or f (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)

  1. (sailing) anchor
Declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ancaire ancairí
vocative a ancaire a ancairí
genitive ancaire ancairí
dative ancaire ancairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ancaire na hancairí
genitive an ancaire na n-ancairí
dative leis an ancaire
don ancaire 		leis na hancairí
Feminine declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ancaire ancairí
vocative a ancaire a ancairí
genitive ancaire ancairí
dative ancaire ancairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ancaire na hancairí
genitive na hancaire na n-ancairí
dative leis an ancaire
don ancaire 		leis na hancairí
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)

  1. anchorite, hermit
  2. (colloquial) recluse
Declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ancaire ancairí
vocative a ancaire a ancairí
genitive ancaire ancairí
dative ancaire ancairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ancaire na hancairí
genitive an ancaire na n-ancairí
dative leis an ancaire
don ancaire 		leis na hancairí
Derived terms
  • sean-ancaire (“ancient anchorite; old recluse; old buffer”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)

  1. anker, tub
  2. stout, tubby person
Declension
Declension of ancaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ancaire ancairí
vocative a ancaire a ancairí
genitive ancaire ancairí
dative ancaire ancairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ancaire na hancairí
genitive an ancaire na n-ancairí
dative leis an ancaire
don ancaire 		leis na hancairí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ancaire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ancaire n-ancaire hancaire not applicable

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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