óráidí

Irish

Etymology 1

From óráid (“oration, speech, address”) +‎ -í.

Noun

óráidí m (genitive singular óráidí, nominative plural óráidithe)

1. orator, speechmaker

Declension

Declension of óráidí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative óráidí óráidithe Vocative a óráidí a óráidithe Genitive óráidí óráidithe Dative óráidí óráidithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-óráidí na hóráidithe Genitive an óráidí na n-óráidithe Dative leis an óráidí don óráidí leis na hóráidithe

Derived terms

• óráid aonaigh (“tub-thumper”)
• óráidíocht (“oratory”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

óráidí f pl

1. plural of óráid (“oration, speech, address”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

óráidí

1. inflection of óráideach (“oratorical, declamatory”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• óráidighe (obsolete)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óráidí	n-óráidí	hóráidí	t-óráidí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óráidí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “óráidí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “óráidí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024