nathair

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néHtr̥, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare German Natter, English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, nominative plural nathracha)

  1. snake

Declension

Declension of nathair (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative nathair nathracha
vocative a nathair a nathracha
genitive nathrach nathracha
dative nathair
nathraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		nathracha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an nathair na nathracha
genitive na nathrach na nathracha
dative leis an nathair
leis an nathraigh (archaic, dialectal)
don nathair
don nathraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na nathracha

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Noun

nathair f

  1. Alternative spelling of nathir

Mutation

Mutation of nathair
radical lenition nasalization
nathair
also nnathair after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		nathair
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare snìomh, English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)). Related to snàth (“thread”), snàthad (“needle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, plural nathraichean)

  1. A snake, serpent, or adder

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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