gaothaire

gaothaire

Irish

Etymology

gaoth +‎ -aire

Noun

gaothaire m (genitive singular gaothaire, nominative plural gaothairí)

1. vent (opening through which gases, especially air, can pass)

Inflection

Declension of gaothaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gaothaire gaothairí Vocative a ghaothaire a ghaothairí Genitive gaothaire gaothairí Dative gaothaire gaothairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaothaire na gaothairí Genitive an ghaothaire na ngaothairí Dative leis an ngaothaire don ghaothaire leis na gaothairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaothaire	ghaothaire	ngaothaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gáethaire”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• “gaothaire” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• “gaothaire” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 352.
• "gaothaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.