anamchara

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish anmcharae (“confessor, spiritual director”, literally “soul-friend”), from ainim(m) (“soul”) + carae (“friend”). By surface analysis, anam +‎ cara. === Noun === anamchara m (genitive singular anamcharad, nominative plural anamchairde) spiritual adviser, confidant (deprecated) kindred spirit, soulmate ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== anamchairdeas === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anamchara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anmcharae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “anamchara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “anamchara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026