mearaithne

Irish

Etymology

From mear (“quick”) +‎ aithne (“acquaintance”). Compare the expression súil mhear (“glancing eye”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠˌahənʲə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠˌæn̠ʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠˌɛhnʲə/

Noun

mearaithne f (genitive singular mearaithne)

  1. passing acquaintance [with ar ‘with’]
    Níl ach mearaithne agam air.
    I barely know him.
  2. (literary) mistaken identity

Declension

Declension of mearaithne (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative mearaithne
vocative a mhearaithne
genitive mearaithne
dative mearaithne
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an mhearaithne
genitive na mearaithne
dative leis an mearaithne
don mhearaithne

Synonyms

  • breacaithne, smearaithne

Mutation

Mutated forms of mearaithne
radical lenition eclipsis
mearaithne mhearaithne not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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