strapaire

Irish

Etymology

From English strap(ping) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɾˠɑpˠəɾʲə/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɾˠapˠəɾʲə/

Noun

strapaire m (genitive singular strapaire, nominative plural strapairí)

1. strapping person

   strapaire stocaigh ― a strapping young man

   strapaire mná ― a strapping woman

Declension

Declension of strapaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative strapaire strapairí Vocative a strapaire a strapairí Genitive strapaire strapairí Dative strapaire strapairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an strapaire na strapairí Genitive an strapaire na strapairí Dative leis an strapaire don strapaire leis na strapairí

Derived terms

• strapairlín

Further reading

• “strapaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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