náire

== Irish == === Alternative forms === náirí === Etymology === From Old Irish náire, from Proto-Celtic *nāryā. By surface analysis, náir +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɑːɾʲə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠaːɾʲə/ === Noun === náire f (genitive singular náire) shame Synonym: náireacht Tá náire orm. ― I am ashamed. (literally, “Shame is on me.”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “náire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “náire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “náire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *nāryā. By surface analysis, *nár (first attested in Middle Irish) + -e. See the etymology of modern Irish náir for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈn̪aː.ɾʲe/ === Noun === náire f shamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence, backwardness, reluctance shame, humiliation modesty, sense of decorum, nobility of behaviour, generosity ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: náire Manx: nearey Scottish Gaelic: nàire ⇒ Middle Irish: innáire === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “náire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language