náireach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === nárach === Etymology === From Old Irish náirech (“diffident, shy; modest”). By surface analysis, náire (“shame”) +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɑːɾʲəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠæːɾʲa(h)/ === Adjective === náireach (genitive singular masculine náirigh, genitive singular feminine náirí, plural náireacha, comparative náirí) shameful Synonym: náiriúil susceptible to shame, bashful, modest, diffident Synonym: náiriúil ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== náireachán m (“bashful, diffident, person”) ==== Related terms ==== === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “náireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “náirech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “náireach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “náireach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026