arae
See also: Arae
Irish
Etymology 1
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Conjunction
arae
- for, because
- Synonyms: óir, mar, toisc go, de bhrí go
- however
Preposition
arae (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- Alternative form of ar aoi (“in regard to, on account of”)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “arae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.rae̯/, [ˈäːräe̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.re/, [ˈäːre]
Noun
ārae f
- inflection of āra:
- genitive/dative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
Old Irish
Etymology 1
Matasović reconstructs Proto-Celtic *ɸaresets for this term, literally meaning "one who sits next (to a warrior)".[1]
Noun
arae m (genitive arad)
- charioteer
Inflection
| Masculine d-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | arae | araidL, arae | araid |
| Vocative | arae | araidL, arae | arada |
| Accusative | araidN | araidL, arae | arada |
| Genitive | arad | arad | aradN |
| Dative | araidL | aradaib | aradaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Descendants
- Middle Irish: ara
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *ɸarawsyos. Cognates may be found in the names of the French town of Orange, named after a Gaulish water god.
Noun
arae m (genitive arai)
- temple (of the head)
Inflection
| Masculine io-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | arae | araeL | araiL |
| Vocative | arai | araeL | aru |
| Accusative | araeN | araeL | aruH |
| Genitive | araiL | araeL | araeN |
| Dative | aruL | araib | araib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: ara
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*fare-sed-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 124
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 ara "charioteer"”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ara "temple"”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language