guaire

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gúaire (“hair (of animals), bristles; a bristle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend”), similar to gúala (“shoulder”).[1]

Noun

guaire m (genitive singular guaire, nominative plural guairí)

  1. bristle
  2. Synonym of guaireach (“rough hair, bristles”)
Declension
Declension of guaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative guaire guairí
Vocative a ghuaire a ghuairí
Genitive guaire guairí
Dative guaire guairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an guaire na guairí
Genitive an ghuaire na nguairí
Dative leis an nguaire

don ghuaire

 leis na guairí
Derived terms
  • guaireach (“bristly, setaceous”, adjective)
  • guairigh (“bristle”, intransitive verb)
  • guairíocht f (“bristliness”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

guaire m (genitive singular guaire, nominative plural guairí)

  1. sand barrier (at river mouth), sand-bar
    Synonym: oitir
Declension
Declension of guaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative guaire guairí
Vocative a ghuaire a ghuairí
Genitive guaire guairí
Dative guaire guairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an guaire na guairí
Genitive an ghuaire na nguairí
Dative leis an nguaire

don ghuaire

 leis na guairí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
guaire ghuaire nguaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Entries containing “guaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “guaire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “guairsgeach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology 1

From guai (“woe!”) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: gua‧ì‧re

Verb

guaìre (first-person singular present guaìsco, first-person singular past historic guaìi, past participle guaìto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to yelp or whine (of dog) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: ululare, vagire, strillare, urlare, piangere, gridare, stridere, sbraitare
  2. (by extension) to lament [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
    Conjugation of guaìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive guaìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund guaèndo
present participle guaènte, guaiènte past participle guaìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present guaìsco guaìsci guaìsce guaiàmo guaìte guaìscono
imperfect guaìvo guaìvi guaìva guaivàmo guaivàte guaìvano
past historic guaìi guaìsti guaì guaìmmo guaìste guaìrono
future guairò guairài guairà guairémo guairéte guairànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present guairèi guairésti guairèbbe, guairébbe guairémmo guairéste guairèbbero, guairébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present guaìsca guaìsca guaìsca guaiàmo guaiàte guaìscano
imperfect guaìssi guaìssi guaìsse guaìssimo guaìste guaìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
guaìsci guaìsca guaiàmo guaìte guaìscano
negative imperative non guaìre non guaìsca non guaiàmo non guaìte non guaìscano

Etymology 2

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaj.re/
  • Rhymes: -ajre
  • Hyphenation: guài‧re

Adverb

guaire

  1. Archaic form of guari (“much”).

Further reading
  • guaire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • guaire in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • guaire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • guaire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • guaire in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • guaire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old French

Adverb

guaire

  1. Alternative form of gaire
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