lúcháir
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See also: luchair
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish lúthgáir.[2] By surface analysis, lúth (“rejoicing”) + gáir (“cry, shout”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːˈxɑːɾʲ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːxɑːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːxæɾʲ/
- (The Glenties) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠʊxæɾʲ/[5]
Noun[edit]
lúcháir f (genitive singular lúcháire)
- great joy
- Synonym: áthas
- Tá lúcháir orm; Tá lúcháir an tsaoil orm.
- I am overjoyed.
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
- Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.
- They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.
- joyful welcome
- Déanfaimid lúcháir romhaibh.
- We will receive you joyfully.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lúcháir
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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References[edit]
- ^ “lúcháir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lúthgáir(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 180
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 20
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lúṫġáir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 453
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúcháir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “lúcháir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “lúcháir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.