arae

See also: Arae

Irish

Etymology 1

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Conjunction

arae

  1. for, because
    Synonyms: óir, mar, toisc go, de bhrí go
  2. however

Preposition

arae (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. Alternative form of ar aoi (“in regard to, on account of”)

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ārae f

  1. inflection of āra:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. 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)

  1. 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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
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)

  1. 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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: ara

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fare-sed-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 124

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