nàire

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See also: náire

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish náire.

Noun

nàire f

  1. shame, disgrace, ignominy
  2. bashfulness, modesty

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “nàire”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “náire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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