urraim

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish airraim (deference, respect; indulgence, mercy).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɪɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to the form uirrim)

Noun

urraim f (genitive singular urraime)

  1. respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration
    Synonyms: ardmheas, gradam, ómós
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:
      Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.
      Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
urraim n-urraim hurraim not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airraim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

urraim m

  1. genitive singular of urram
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