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)

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” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
“scafaire” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 597.
"scafaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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