dúdaire

Irish

Etymology

From dúid (“stump, stumpy object, protuberant part; short-stemmed (clay) pipe; (craned) neck, throat; numbskull”) +‎ -aire (agent suffix).

Noun

dúdaire m (genitive singular dúdaire, nominative plural dúdairí)

1. long-necked person
2. eavesdropper
3. hummer, crooner
4. dolt

Declension

Declension of dúdaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dúdaire dúdairí Vocative a dhúdaire a dhúdairí Genitive dúdaire dúdairí Dative dúdaire dúdairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dúdaire na dúdairí Genitive an dúdaire na ndúdairí Dative leis an dúdaire don dúdaire leis na dúdairí

Derived terms

• dúdaireacht f (“(act of) neck-craning, eavesdropping; (act of) gulping, swallowing, puffing (on pipe); (act of) humming, crooning, (of kettle) singing, whistling”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúdaire	dhúdaire	ndúdaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúdaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN