gadaí
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gataige (“thief”), from gait f (“taking away, abstracting (something from a person); purloining, theft, robbery”).
Noun
gadaí m (genitive singular gadaí, nominative plural gadaithe)
- thief
Declension
Declension of gadaí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- gadaí dreapadóireachta
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gadaí | ghadaí | ngadaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "gadaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gataige” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.