Irish Word of the Day
athair
father
Definitions
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| athair |
| 1. n-m. father (male parent; term of address for a priest; male ancestor more remote than a parent, a progenitor) |
| Fuair m’athair bás. - My father died. |
| 2. n-m. ancestor |
| 3. n-m. sire |
| 4. n-f. creeper |
| 5. n-f. Alternative form of nathair, , snake |
Example Sentences
| Tá faitíos air roimh a athair. He is afraid of his father. An bhfaca tú m'athair? Did you see my father? An bhfuil aithne agat ar a athair? Do you know his father? Uaireanta cluinineann mé m'athair ag canadh san seomra folctha. I sometimes hear my father singing in the bathroom. Tá feirm mhór ag mo mháthair agus m'athair ann. My father and mother have a big farm there. |
Review previous words
| scáthán | gaineamh | iolar | fabhcún |
| camall | bliain | coinín | inné |
| fuaigh | Feabhra | deartháir | gaoth |
| namhaid | bád | rothar | aisteoir |
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| líomóid | fuaigh | eaglais | máthair mhór |
| fada | nuachtán | druma | iascaire |
| airgead | clár dubh | cur faoi scian | trí déag |
| staighre | súil | Márta | colm |
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