guaire

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gúaire (“hair (of animals), bristles; a bristle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend”), similar to gúala (“shoulder”).

Noun

guaire m (genitive singular guaire, nominative plural guairí)

1. bristle
2. Synonym of guaireach (“rough hair, bristles”)

Declension

Declension of guaire (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative guaire guairí vocative a ghuaire a ghuairí genitive guaire guairí dative guaire guairí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an guaire na guairí genitive an ghuaire na nguairí dative leis an nguaire don ghuaire leis na guairí

Derived terms

• guaireach (“bristly, setaceous”, adjective)
• guairigh (“bristle”, intransitive verb)
• guairíocht f (“bristliness”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

guaire m (genitive singular guaire, nominative plural guairí)

1. sand barrier (at river mouth), sand-bar

   Synonym: oitir

Declension

Declension of guaire (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative guaire guairí vocative a ghuaire a ghuairí genitive guaire guairí dative guaire guairí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an guaire na guairí genitive an ghuaire na nguairí dative leis an nguaire don ghuaire leis na guairí

Mutation

Mutated forms of guaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
guaire	ghuaire	nguaire

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “guaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “guaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “guaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gúaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Italian

Etymology 1

From guai (“woe!”) +‎ -ire.

Alternative forms

• guattire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈi.re/
• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: gua‧ì‧re

Verb

guaìre (first-person singular present guaìsco, first-person singular past historic guaìi, past participle guaìto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

1. to yelp or whine (of dog) [auxiliary avere]

   Synonyms: ululare, vagire, strillare, urlare, piangere, gridare, stridere, sbraitare

2. (by extension) to lament [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guaìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	guaìre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		guaèndo
present participle		guaènte, guaiènte	past participle		guaìto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	guaìsco	guaìsci	guaìsce	guaiàmo	guaìte	guaìscono
imperfect	guaìvo	guaìvi	guaìva	guaivàmo	guaivàte	guaìvano
past historic	guaìi	guaìsti	guaì	guaìmmo	guaìste	guaìrono
future	guairò	guairài	guairà	guairémo	guairéte	guairànno
conditional	guairèi	guairésti	guairèbbe, guairébbe	guairémmo	guairéste	guairèbbero, guairébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	guaìsca	guaìsca	guaìsca	guaiàmo	guaiàte	guaìscano
imperfect	guaìssi	guaìssi	guaìsse	guaìssimo	guaìste	guaìssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		guaìsci	guaìsca	guaiàmo	guaìte	guaìscano
negative imperative		non guaìre	non guaìsca	non guaiàmo	non guaìte	non guaìscano

Related terms

• guaito

Etymology 2

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaj.re/
• Rhymes: -ajre
• Hyphenation: guài‧re

Adverb

guaire

1. Archaic form of guari (“much”).

Further reading

• guaire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• guaire in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• guaire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• guaire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• guaire in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• guaire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old French

Adverb

guaire

1. Alternative form of gaire