"nathair" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈn̪ˠɑhəɾʲ/ [Munster], /ˈn̪ˠæhəɾʲ/ [Aran]
Etymology: From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néHtr̥, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare German Natter, English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{inh|ga|sga|nathir}} Old Irish nathir, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*natrixs}} Proto-Celtic *natrixs, {{cog|cy|neidr}} Welsh neidr, {{cog|br|naer}} Breton naer, {{inh|ga|ine-pro|*(s)néHtr̥}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)néHtr̥, {{m|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-||to spin, twist}} *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”), {{cog|de|Natter}} German Natter, {{cog|en|adder}} English adder, {{cog|la|natrīx||water snake}} Latin natrīx (“water snake”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|nathrach|||||||nominative plural|nathracha|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, nominative plural nathracha), {{ga-noun|f|nathrach|nathracha}} nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, nominative plural nathracha) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-f5|n|athair|athrach|athracha|dat=athraigh|datoc=a}} Forms: nathrach [genitive, singular], nathracha [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nathair [indefinite, nominative, singular], nathracha [indefinite, nominative, plural], a nathair [indefinite, singular, vocative], a nathracha [indefinite, plural, vocative], nathrach [genitive, indefinite, singular], nathracha [genitive, indefinite, plural], nathair [dative, indefinite, singular], nathraigh [archaic, dative, dialectal, indefinite, singular], nathracha [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an nathair [definite, nominative, singular], na nathracha [definite, nominative, plural], na nathrach [definite, genitive, singular], na nathracha [definite, genitive, plural], leis an nathair [dative, definite, singular], leis an nathraigh [archaic, dative, definite, dialectal, singular], don nathair [dative, definite, singular], don nathraigh [archaic, dative, definite, dialectal, singular], leis na nathracha [dative, definite, plural]
  1. snake Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Snakes Derived forms: nathairín (english: serpentine), nathartha (english: snake-like)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "nathairín"
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      "ipa": "/ˈn̪ˠæhəɾʲ/",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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