n
I.
(nuin ,the ash tree), the eleventh letter of the Modern Irish alphabet.
II.
, a remnant of case ending projected to the word following, producing what is called eclipsis of the succeeding inital consonant. It remains n- before vowels, d and g; becomes m before b, and affects the consonants t, c, p, f, making them sound like d, g, b, f, which latter are respectively written before them thus dt, gc, bp, bhf. It is found after the numerals seacht, ocht, naoi, deich; after the pronouns, ar, our; bhar, your; a, their; after prep. i (a); after relative combined with prep.; after the article when a noun is governed by a prep., though often aspiration of the initial consonant supplies its place (preps. do and de do not project n); after preps, ending in a vowel before poss. pr., le n-a láimh, ó n-a cheann; feacht n-aon, gach nduine, etc., are found in modern MSS.
na
I.
, gf. and also pl. of an, def. article, the.
II.
'na
, abbrev. for i n-a, in his, in her, in its, in their, in whom, in which, in what.
nach
I.
, conj., (eclipses in modern Irish), that not; ó nach (colloq. uair nach), since not; go nach (go dtí nach), until not; assertive verb is omitted after nach (which does not then eclipse); is fíor nach díon dóibh crainn, it is true that trees afford them no shelter; before pf. tense it combines with ro becoming nachar, which see; after negatives, expressed or implied, ná go is used in M. for nach; the eclipsis caused by nach is quite modern; beag nach, beagnach, little but, almost, nearly.
II.
(an interrog. part, used in a neg. form), what? how? is . . not? nach fliuch atá an lá, how wet the day is! nach deaf an buachaill é, what a nice boy he is (ironically); nach é seo Tadhg? is this not Tadhg?
nachar
(aspirates), that . . . not, etc. (see nach), is the form used before past tense, let not, that may not; when ba, ab of the assertive v. are omitted, nachar = was it not, etc.; in colloquial usage nachar is now confined to U., and even there nár is as common; in M. and Con., nár only is used; often in U. nachar = M. ná gur in negative sentences.
nacharbh
, was it not? (nach + ro + ba, assertive v.).
nad
, -aid, m., the buttocks.
nagaidín
, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a precocious youth (Don.); -dán, id.
nagair
, -e, a., gentle, comely, handsome (O'N.).
naid
, -de, pl. -didhe or -deanna, f., a lamprey; also an adder, a snake.
naide
, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a man, a husband; a sinner.
naidhean
See <<naoidhean>>.
naidhm
, -adhma, -adhmanna, f., a lien, a bargain, a covenant; an earnest; also a bondsman, a surety (O'N.); naidhm na borumha, an obligation of paying fines. See <<snaidhm>>.
naidhm-cheangal
, m., a covenant, a confederacy. See snaidhm-cheangal
naidhm-cheanglaim
, -gal, v. tr., I covenant, confederate.
naill bhéil
, m., a bridle-bit.
naing
, -e, -eacha, f., a fostermother; naingín, dim.; naing mhór, a grandmother (O'N.); cf. Nanny and Nain, used for grandmother.
naipcín
, g. id., pl. -nidhe, handkerchief, napkin; naipcín póca, pocket handkerchief.
naiscim
, vl. nasc, v. tr., I bind; followed by ar = I enjoin on, beseech to perform an act.
naitheannach
, -aighe, a., peevish, cross .
nall
I.
(n-all)
, in phr. anall, hither (after verbs of motion); anonn 's anall, hither and thither (strictly thither and hither); anall thar fairrge, hither from across the sea. See all; riamh anall, always up to the present time (Don.). See <<riamh>>
II.
, -aill, pl. id., m., a bridle. See <<naill bhéil>>.
nallachán
, -áin, pl. id., m., a bridle-maker (O'N.).
nallóid
, prop. allóid, which see.
namá
, ad., only, alone, except (obs.); old form of amháin.
naobhóg
, -óige, -óga, f., a canoe. a coracle. See naomhóg.
naodhán
, -áin, pl. id., m., a well, a spring, a fountain (O'N.).
naoi
I.
(eclipses), num., nine.
II.
, m., a man, a person, any human creature; Noah.
naoidhe
, g. id. and -ean, m. and f., a young child, a babe, an infant, a young girl (cf. báb); is naoidhe bheag leinbh mé do hoileadh le taoibh Ghráinne Óig', I am a young child (girl) who was reared beside [the Moat of] Grenogue (Art McC.).
naoidheachdacht
, -a, f., the golden number.
naoidheacht
, -a, f., infancy.
naoi-déag
, indec. num., nineteen.
naoidhean
, -dhin, pl. id. and -a, m., a young child, an infant. See naoidhe
naoidheanán
, -áin, pl. id., m., an infant, a young child (this word is used largely in sp. l., it is pron. as a dissyllable with stress on the first, but the second long, naoi-nán).
naoidheanda
, index, a., childlike, simple; often an epithet of a fair maiden; cf. naoidheanda, náireach (Kea.).
naoidheandacht
, -a, f., infancy, childhood; simplicity of manners.
naoimh-chist
, -e, f., a sacristy.
naoimh-chleachtadh
, m., a holy habit or practice.
naoimh-dhéanamh
, m., canonization.
naoimh-ghním
, vl. naoimh-dhéanamh, v. tr., I sanctify, I canonize.
naoimhíos
, -a, f., November, lit. ninth month (also naoimhí).
naoimh-iostadh
, m., a sanctuary.
naoimh-reacht
, -a, pl. id., m., Divine law.
naoimh-sheanchas
, m., sacred history, lives of the saints.
naoimh-shearcas
, m., holy love, devotedness.
naoimh-theist
, m., a holy text.
naoimh-thréigsin
, f., apostacy.
naoisc
, -e, -osca, f., a snipe.
naomh
I.
, -oimh, pl. id., m. a saint, a holy person.
II.
, -oimhe, a., holy, sacred (used as an inseparable prefix, except in the word an Spiorad Naomh, the Holy Ghost); as a separate adj. naomhtha is used.
naomh-abhlann
, f., the Consecrated Host.
naomhadh
I.
, -mhuighthe, m., sanctification.
II.
, indec. num. a., ninth; naomhadh-déag, nineteenth (noun coming between naomhadh and déag).
naomhaim
, -adh, v. tr., I hallow, sanctify.
naomh-aithis
, f., blasphemy against the saints or holy things.
naomh-aithiseach
, -sighe, a., blasphemous.
naomh-aithiseoir
, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a blasphemer.
naomh-aithisim
, -iughadh, v. tr., I blaspheme.
naomh-athair
, m., a holy father, of the fathers of the Church.
naomh-choisreagadh
, m., consecration.
naomh-choisreagaim
, -gadh v. tr., I consecrate.
Naomh-Chorp
, m., the Sacred Body of Christ in the Eucharist.
naomh-chuing
, -e, f., holy yoke.
naomh-dhuan
, f., a canticle (O'N.).
naomh-ghadaidhe
, m., one who commits sacrilege by stealing something sacred, or from a sacred place.
naomh-ghadaidheacht
, f., sacrilege by stealing a sacred thing, or from a sacred place.
naomh-ghoid
, f., sacrilege committed by stealing something sacred, or from a sacred place.
naomh-mhallughadh
, -uighthe, m., act of blaspheming, blasphemy.
naomh-mhalluighim
, -ughadh, v. intr.,. I blaspheme.
naomhóg
, -óige, -óga, f., a small boat, a cot, a canoe; the form of boat to which this is now especially applied is used along the coast of Kerry.
naomh-script
, f., Holy Scripture.
naomh-smuaineadh
, m., holy cogitation.
Naomh-spiorad
, m., the Holy Ghost (poet.; we also say an Spiorad Naomh (-spioraid, f., is also used).
naomhtha
, indec. a., holy, sanctified, sacred.
naomhthacht
, -a, f., holiness, sanctification, sanctity.
naomh-thaisc
, -ce, f., a sacristy, a vestry.
naomhughadh
, -uighthe, m., sanctification, act of sanctifying.
naomh-uidhe
, f., a holy career.
naomhuighim
, -ughadh, v. tr., I sanctify.
naonbhar
, -air, m., nine persons; trí naonbhair, twenty-seven persons; naoi naonbhair, 81 persons, is a favourite expression in tales, sayings, etc.; it is lengthened commonly to naoinaobhair naoi n-uaire, 729 persons, in U. and Mea.
naosca
, g. id., pl. -idhe, f., a snipe; nom. also naosc, naoscach and naoisc; naoscán (Don.).
naoscach
I.
, -aighe, -acha, f., a snipe. (C. gives this word as m., but I always heard it f., as gob naoscaighe; in B. it is m.)
II.
, -aighe, a., abounding in snipe.
naoscaire
, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a shooter of snipe, a snipecatcher; a stroller, a vagrant, an idler.
naoscaireacht
, -a, f., snipe-shooting; strolling, idling; also inconstancy (O'N.).
naprún
, m., an apron. See <<aprún>>.
nasardha
, indec. a., Nazarene; Íosa Nasardha, Jesus of Nazareth (McD.).
nasardhacht
, -a, f., Nazarenism.
nasc
I.
, -aisc, pl. id., m., a collar, a chain, a ring, a bracelet; a tie, a bond, an obligation; nasc óir, a gold chain; madra naisc, a chained dog.
II.
, in phr. ag ath-nasc orm, mimicking me, or ridiculing me (M.); ath-nasc is omitted from its proper place. See taoth-nasc.
nascadh
, -ctha, m., an obligation, a binding, a fastening; act of binding, fastening.
nascaim
, -adh, v. tr., I bind, tie, chain, make fast, secure.
nascaire
, g. id., pl. -tnde, m., a surety, one that becomes bound for another.
nascaireacht
, -a, f., act of securing, making sure.
nascar
, -air, pl. id., m., a defence or fortification; also a surety, a bail, a security.
nascniadh
, -aidh, m., a champion's bracelet; fig. a rallying or binding chief (O'Ra.).
nath
, -a, m., cant.
nathair
, g. -thrach and -aithreach, pl. nathracha and naithreacha, f., a snake, a serpent, an adder, a viper, an asp; nathair neimhe, an adder, a viper (somet. incorrectly, athair neimhe)
nathaireacht
, -a, f., giving short answers, giving tit for tat; sauciness, forwardness.
nathaireamhail
, -mhla, a., poisonous, snake-like.
nathán
, -áin, pl. id., m. an old saying, a proverb (Don.). See <<nath>>.
nathardha
, indec. a., poisonous, venomous; used of warriors in a favourable sense.
nathrachta
, indec. a. pertaining to serpents (as venom, etc.).