urraim

Irish

Alternative forms

• uirrim (Munster)

Etymology

From Old Irish airraim (“deference, respect; indulgence, mercy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to the form uirrim)

Noun

urraim f (genitive singular urraime)

1. respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration
   • 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”:

     Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.

     Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.

Declension

Declension of urraim

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative urraim Vocative a urraim Genitive urraime Dative urraim

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an urraim Genitive na hurraime Dative leis an urraim don urraim

Derived terms

• anurraim, mí-urraim f (“disrespect”)
• urramach (“revered, reverent, reverend; reverend person”)
• urramacht f (“respectfulness, reverence”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urraim	n-urraim	hurraim	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

urraim m

1. genitive singular of urram