dúdaire

Irish

Etymology

From dúid (“stump, stumpy object, protuberant part; short-stemmed (clay) pipe; (craned) neck, throat; numbskull”) +‎ -aire (agent suffix).

Noun

dúdaire m (genitive singular dúdaire, nominative plural dúdairí)

  1. long-necked person
  2. eavesdropper
  3. hummer, crooner
  4. dolt

Declension
Declension of dúdaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dúdaire dúdairí
Vocative a dhúdaire a dhúdairí
Genitive dúdaire dúdairí
Dative dúdaire dúdairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dúdaire na dúdairí
Genitive an dúdaire na ndúdairí
Dative leis an dúdaire

don dúdaire

 leis na dúdairí

Derived terms
  • dúdaireacht f (“(act of) neck-craning, eavesdropping; (act of) gulping, swallowing, puffing (on pipe); (act of) humming, crooning, (of kettle) singing, whistling”)

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

References
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