fámaire

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Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

fámaire m (genitive singular fámaire, nominative plural fámairí)

  1. stroller, idler
  2. (familiar) Seaside summer visitor, sightseer, tourist.
    Níl sna leaideanna seo ach na fámairí a chuaigh ar strae.The lads were only tourists who had gotten lost.
  3. Huge person or thing.

Declension

Declension of fámaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fámaire fámairí
vocative a fhámaire a fhámairí
genitive fámaire fámairí
dative fámaire fámairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fámaire na fámairí
genitive an fhámaire na bhfámairí
dative leis an bhfámaire
don fhámaire
leis na fámairí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fámaire
radical lenition eclipsis
fámaire fhámaire bhfámaire

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