arae

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Irish

Etymology 1

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Conjunction

arae

  1. for, because
    Synonyms: óir, mar, toisc go, de bhrí go
  2. however

Etymology 2

Preposition

arae (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. Alternative form of ar aoi (“in regard to, on account of”)

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ārae f

  1. inflection of āra:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Matasović reconstructs Proto-Celtic *ɸaresets for this term, literally meaning "one who sits next (to a warrior)".[1]

Noun

arae m (genitive arad)

  1. charioteer
Inflection
Masculine d-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative arae araidL, arae araid
Vocative arae araidL, arae arada
Accusative araidN araidL, arae arada
Genitive arad arad aradN
Dative araidL aradaib aradaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: ara

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *ɸarausyos. Cognates may be found in the names of the French town of Orange, named after a Gaulish water god.

Noun

arae m (genitive arai)

  1. temple (of the head)
Inflection
Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative arae araeL araiL
Vocative arai araeL aru
Accusative araeN araeL aruH
Genitive araiL araeL araeN
Dative aruL araib araib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: ara

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fare-sed-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 124

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