ancaire
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Irish ancaire, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
ancaire m or f (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ancaire
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- Feminine declension
Declension of ancaire
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Derived terms[edit]
- ancaireacht, leaba ancaire, poll ancaire (“anchorage”)
- bos ancaire, ladhar ancaire (“fluke of anchor”)
- cloch ancaire (“anchor stone”)
- lorga ancaire (“stem of anchor”)
- mórancaire (“sheet anchor”)
- srac-ancaire (“drag-anchor”)
- stoc ancaire (“stock of anchor”)
- téad ancaire (“cable (of anchor)”)
- tógáil ancaire (“weighing of anchor”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ancaire
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Derived terms[edit]
- sean-ancaire (“ancient anchorite; old recluse; old buffer”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ancaire
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ancaire | n-ancaire | hancaire | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ancaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 29
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9
- Greene, D. 1973 ‘The influence of Scandinavian on Irish’ in Bo Almqvist & David Greene (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalgan Press, Dundalk, pp. 75–82
- Entries containing “ancaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ancaire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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