donaire

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Irish

Etymology

From dona (“unfortunate, unlucky; poor, wretched”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

donaire m (genitive singular donaire, nominative plural donairí)

  1. wretch

Declension

Declension of donaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative donaire donairí
Vocative a dhonaire a dhonairí
Genitive donaire donairí
Dative donaire donairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an donaire na donairí
Genitive an donaire na ndonairí
Dative leis an donaire

don donaire

leis na donairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
donaire dhonaire ndonaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese donaire, borrowed from Old Spanish donaire, from Late Latin dōnārius, from Latin dōnārium.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: do‧nai‧re

Noun

donaire m (plural donaires)

  1. gracefulness, elegance

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin dōnārium. Evolution unclear (expected form *donero).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈnaiɾe/
  • Rhymes: -aiɾe
  • Syllabification: do‧nai‧re

Noun

donaire m (plural donaires)

  1. gracefulness, elegance
    Synonym: donosura
  2. a joke or playful comment

Derived terms

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