scafaire

scafaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• scathbhaire, scathmhaire, sgafaire, sgathmhaire (obsolete)

Etymology

From scafa (“eager, avid”) +‎ -aire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkafˠəɾʲə/

Noun

scafaire m (genitive singular scafaire, nominative plural scafairí)

1. strapping man, blade (dashing young man)

   scafaire mná ― strapping woman

Declension

Declension of scafaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scafaire scafairí Vocative a scafaire a scafairí Genitive scafaire scafairí Dative scafaire scafairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scafaire na scafairí Genitive an scafaire na scafairí Dative leis an scafaire don scafaire leis na scafairí

Derived terms

• scafaireacht

Further reading

• “scafaire” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• “scafaire” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 597.
• "scafaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.