nàrach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nárach; synchronically, nàr + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪ˠaːɾəx/
Adjective
nàrach (genitive singular masculine nàraich, comparative nàraiche)
- ashamed
- bashful, blate, coy, diffident
Derived terms
- mì-nàrach
Related terms
- nàireach
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “nàrach”, 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), “nárach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language