caraid
See also: càraid
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠədʲ/
Noun
caraid m (genitive singular carad, nominative plural cairde)
- (Cois Fharraige) Alternative form of cara (“friend”)
Declension
Declension of caraid
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kareti (“to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).
Inflection
Simple, class A I present, s preterite, reduplicated future, a subjunctive
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Descendants
- Irish: car
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Irish cara, Manx carrey), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).
Noun
caraid m (genitive singular caraid, plural càirdean)
Usage notes
- In the sense "friend" also caraidean is used as plural form.
- The vocative form is used when addressing people in correspondence:
- “A Charaid, ...” ― “Dear Sir, ...”
- “A Chàirdean, ...” ― “Dear Sirs, ...”
- “A Sheumais, a charaid, ...” ― “Dear James, ...”
Derived terms
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition |
| caraid | charaid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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