scafaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• scathbhaire, scathmhaire, sgafaire, sgathmhaire (obsolete)

Etymology

From scafa (“eager, avid”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkafˠəɾʲə/

Noun

scafaire m (genitive singular scafaire, nominative plural scafairí)

1. strapping man, blade (dashing young man)

   scafaire mná ― strapping woman

Declension

Declension of scafaire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative scafaire scafairí vocative a scafaire a scafairí genitive scafaire scafairí dative scafaire scafairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an scafaire na scafairí genitive an scafaire na scafairí dative leis an scafaire don scafaire leis na scafairí

Derived terms

• scafaireacht

Further reading

• “scafaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scafaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 597
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scafaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN