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caraid
caraid
See also: càraid
Irish
Noun
caraid
- (archaic, dialectal) dative singular and nominative plural of cara
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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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| caraid | charaid | gcaraid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "caraid" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Verb
caraid
- to love
Inflection
Simple, class A I present, s preterite, reduplicated a future, a subjunctive
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References
- “caraid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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)
- (male) friend
- Bu tu fhéin an caraid is cha b’ e sin a h-uile caraid.
- You’re an extraordinary friend.
- Cha chall na gheibh caraid.
- It is no loss what a friend gains.
- Is e an caraid caraid na crùthaig.
- A friend (to one) in need is a friend indeed.
- Bu tu fhéin an caraid is cha b’ e sin a h-uile caraid.
- relative, cousin
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, ...”
- “A Charaid, ...”
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic 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 0 901771 92 9