ionraic
Irish
Alternative forms
- ionraice
Etymology
From Middle Irish inraic, indraic, from Old Irish inricc (“worthy; legal”).
Adjective
ionraic (genitive singular masculine ionraic, genitive singular feminine ionraice, plural ionraice, comparative ionraice)
- honest, sincere, upright
- artless, guileless
Declension
Declension of ionraic
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ionraic | ionraic | ionraice | |
| Vocative | ionraic | ionraice | ||
| Genitive | ionraice | ionraice | ionraic | |
| Dative | ionraic | ionraic | ionraice | |
| Comparative | níos ionraice | |||
| Superlative | is ionraice | |||
Synonyms
- macánta
- (honest): cneasta
- (sincere): fíréanta
Derived terms
- ainionraic (“lacking integrity, dishonest”)
- mí-ionraic (“dishonest”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ionraic | n-ionraic | hionraic | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ionraic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indraic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- eanraic
- ionnrac
- ionnraic
- ionruic
Etymology
From Middle Irish inraic, indraic, from Old Irish inricc (“worthy, trustworthy, qualified to perform certain legal functions; of standard quality or quantity, complying with certain requirements, legal”).
Adjective
ionraic (comparative ionraice)
- chaste, faithful, honest, innocent, just, righteous
Derived terms
- eas-ionraic (“dishonest; faithless; wicked”, adjective)
- mì-ionraic (“dishonest, unjust, unrighteous”, adjective)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ionraic | n-ionraic | h-ionraic | t-ionraic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ionraic”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indraic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language