alpaire

Irish

Alternative forms

ailpéir m
alpachán m

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) +‎ -aire (agent suffix).

Noun

alpaire m (genitive singular alpaire, nominative plural alpairí)

voracious eater
Synonyms: airceachán, gainéan, gionachán, peasánach, slamaire
grabber
Synonyms: antlachán, cantálaí, cúblálaí, glámaire, grabálaí, scramaire
large stone
Synonym: alpaire cloiche

Declension

Declension of alpaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alpaire	alpairí
Vocative	a alpaire	a alpairí
Genitive	alpaire	alpairí
Dative	alpaire	alpairí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-alpaire	na halpairí
Genitive	an alpaire	na n-alpairí
Dative	leis an alpaire don alpaire	leis na halpairí

Derived terms

alpaire seangán m (“anteater”)
alpaireacht f (“(act of) bolting food; voracious eating; (act of) grabbing”)

Related terms

alpartha (“greedy; stout, burly”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alpaire	n-alpaire	halpaire	t-alpaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alpaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “alpaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “alpaire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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