, -air, m., a companion; a sweetheart; a husband or wife; séan agus so-nuachar leat, I wish you happiness and a happy husband or wife; so-nuachar chugat, may you have a happy spouse; there is a f. form nuachair, cf. nuachair mhaith chugat.
nuachar-chrodh
, m., a dowry or marriage portion.
nuadh
(nua)
, -aidhe, a., new; fresh, recent, modern, not habituated; as an nuadh, anew, over again, entirely new (in M. pron. nódh).
nuadhacht
, -a, f., newness; news; freshness; novelty; fresh or dainty food; a desire arising from curiosity; tá nuadhacht ort do chlaidheamh a nochtadh, you have a curiosity to unaheathe your sword; páipéar nuadhachta, a newspaper (in M. pron. nócht and nódhaidheacht).
nuadhas
, -ais, m., the first of anything; biestings (also nús).
nuadh-phósta
, p. a., newly-married; fear nuadh-phósta, a bride groom; bean nuadh-phósta, a bride.
nuadhughadh
-uighthe, m., act of renewing, refreshing; renewal, restoration.
nuadhuighim
, -ughadh, v. tr., I renew, refresh, restore.
nua-dhuine
, m., a new man.
Nua-fhiadhnaise
, f., New Testament (Kea.).
nuaidh-bheartha
, indec. a., new born.
nuaidh-bhreith
, f., a new birth; the young of an animal.
nuaidhe
, g. id., f., newness, freshness.
nuaidheacht
, -a, f., news, tidings, novelty; newness; fresh or dainty food; bhain tú do n. as, you satisfied your curiosity (and got tired of it) (Mon.). See nuadhacht
nuaidh-scéaluidhe
, m., a newsmonger.
nuaill
, -e, -eacha, f., a roaring, a howl. See nuall.
nuair
, an uair, when.
nuall
I.
, -aille, -acha, f., a shout, roaring, lamentation.
II.
, m., a freak (O'N.).
nuallaim
, -adh, v. intr., I howl, roar.
nuall-fhoghar
, m., a thundering roar.
nuallfhurtach
, -aigh, -aighe, m., a howling, roaring.
nuall-ghol
, m., act of loud weeping; bitter lamentation.
nuall-ghothach
, -aighe, a., having a howling or roaring voice.
nuall-ghubha
, g. id., pl. id., m., a shout of sorrow, lamentation, roaring.
nuall-ghuth
, g. -ghotha, m., a howling voice, a roar.
nuar
, m., woe, sorrow; now only used as interj., monuar or mo nuar, alas!
nua-thoradh
, m., fresh fruit, the new season's fruit.
nuige
, ad. with go, until; go nuige, unto, until, as far as; go nuige so, hitherto, up to this; go nuige a bhás, until his death; go nuige sin, till then (also nuig), sometimes corrupted to go snuig in Con.
nuimhir
, -mhreach, -mhreacha, f., a number. See uimhir.
nuimhreach
, -righe, a., numeral. See nuimhreach.
nuimhrighim
, -iughadh, v. tr., I number, reckon, compute, count.
nuimhriughadh
, -ighthe, m., act of numbering; prop. uimhriughadh.
nuin
, -e, -te, f., an ash-tree: name of n, the 11th letter of the modern Irish alphabet.