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Irish
Etymology
From English strap(ping) + -aire.
Pronunciation
Noun
strapaire m (genitive singular strapaire, nominative plural strapairí)
- strapping person
- strapaire stocaigh ― a strapping young man
- strapaire mná ― a strapping woman
Declension
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Further reading
- “strapaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “strapaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “strapaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “strapaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14