urnaí

Irish

Alternative forms
  • urnaighe f

Etymology

From Old Irish airnigde (“praying; prayer”).

Noun

urnaí m (genitive singular urnaí, nominative plural urnaithe)

  1. (act of) praying
  2. prayer

Declension
Declension of urnaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative urnaí urnaithe
Vocative a urnaí a urnaithe
Genitive urnaí urnaithe
Dative urnaí urnaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-urnaí na hurnaithe
Genitive an urnaí na n-urnaithe
Dative leis an urnaí

don urnaí

 leis na hurnaithe

Derived terms
  • leabhar urnaí m (“prayer-book”)
  • stól urnaí m (“prie-dieu”)
  • urnaí na maidine m (“morning prayer”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
urnaí n-urnaí hurnaí t-urnaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "urnaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “airnigde” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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