donaire

Irish

Etymology

From dona (“unfortunate, unlucky; poor, wretched”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

donaire m (genitive singular donaire, nominative plural donairí)

1. wretch

Declension

Declension of donaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative donaire donairí Vocative a dhonaire a dhonairí Genitive donaire donairí Dative donaire donairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an donaire na donairí Genitive an donaire na ndonairí Dative leis an donaire don donaire leis na donairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donaire	dhonaire	ndonaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• donairo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese donaire, borrowed from Old Spanish donaire, from Late Latin dōnārius, from Latin dōnārium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈnaj.ɾi/ [doˈnaɪ̯.ɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈnaj.ɾi/ [doˈnaɪ̯.ɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈnaj.ɾe/ [doˈnaɪ̯.ɾe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈnaj.ɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: do‧nai‧re

Noun

donaire m (plural donaires)

1. gracefulness, elegance

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin dōnārium. Evolution unclear (expected form *donero).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈnaiɾe/ [d̪oˈnai̯.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -aiɾe
• Syllabification: do‧nai‧re

Noun

donaire m (plural donaires)

1. gracefulness, elegance

   Synonym: donosura

   • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:

     Lucio ofreció cigarrillos egipcios, formidable novedad para nosotros, y con donaire encendió la cerilla en la suela de sus zapatos.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. a joke or playful comment

Derived terms

• donairoso

 

Further reading

• “donaire”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28