suthaire

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Irish

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Etymology

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From sutha +‎ -aire [from 19th c.].

Noun

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suthaire m (genitive singular suthaire, nominative plural suthairí)

  1. (derogatory) glutton, pig (greedy person)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
suthaire shuthaire
after an, tsuthaire
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • suthaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy