ancaire
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkəɾʲə/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaŋkəɾʲə/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish ancaire, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).
Alternative forms
- angcaire (obsolete)
- acaire
Noun
ancaire m or f (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
- (sailing) anchor
Declension
Declension of ancaire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Feminine declension
Declension of ancaire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ancaireacht, leaba ancaire, poll ancaire (“anchorage”)
- bos ancaire, ladhar ancaire (“fluke of anchor”)
- cloch ancaire (“anchor stone”)
- lorga ancaire (“stem of anchor”)
- mórancaire (“sheet anchor”)
- srac-ancaire (“drag-anchor”)
- stoc ancaire (“stock of anchor”)
- téad ancaire (“cable (of anchor)”)
- tógáil ancaire (“weighing of anchor”)
Noun
ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
- anchorite, hermit
- (colloquial) recluse
Declension
Declension of ancaire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- sean-ancaire (“ancient anchorite; old recluse; old buffer”)
Noun
ancaire m (genitive singular ancaire, nominative plural ancairí)
- anker, tub
- stout, tubby person
Declension
Declension of ancaire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ancaire | n-ancaire | hancaire | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ancaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 29
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9.
- Greene, D. 1973 ‘The influence of Scandinavian on Irish’ in Bo Almqvist & David Greene (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalgan Press, Dundalk, pp. 75–82
- Entries containing “ancaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ancaire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.