cladhaire

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish cladaire m (“ditch digger”), from Old Irish clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠaiɾʲə/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠaiɾʲə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠeːɾʲə/, [ˈklˠeiɾʲə]; (older) /ˈklˠɤːɾʲə/, [ˈklˠɤiɾʲə] === Noun === cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, nominative plural cladhairí) (literary) ditcher villain; rogue, trickster spineless person; coward ==== Derived terms ==== claidhreacht f (“villainy, roguery; cowardice”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cladhaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish cladaire m (“ditch digger”), from Old Irish clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠɤ.ɪɾʲə/ === Noun === cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, plural cladhairean) coward, poltroon hero one superintending the burying of soldiers in an army gravedigger rogue ==== Synonyms ==== (coward): gealtaire ==== Derived terms ==== cladhaireachd f (“cowardice”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “cladhaire”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cladaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language