adhair

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ad·ora (“adores, worships”), from Latin adōrō.

Verb

adhair (present analytic adhrann, future analytic adharfaidh, verbal noun adhradh, past participle adhartha)

1. (transitive) adore, worship
2. (transitive, literary) adhere to, follow (with de, do)

Conjugation

Conjugation of adhair (first conjugation – B)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	adhraim	adhrann tú; adhrair†	adhrann sé, sí	adhraimid; adhrann muid	adhrann sibh	adhrann siad; adhraid†	a adhrann; a adhras	adhairtear
past	d'adhair mé; d'adhras / adhair mé‡; adhras‡	d'adhair tú; d'adhrais / adhair tú‡; adhrais‡	d'adhair sé, sí / adhair sé, sí‡	d'adhramar; d'adhair muid / adhramar‡; adhair muid‡	d'adhair sibh; d'adhrabhair / adhair sibh‡; adhrabhair‡	d'adhair siad; d'adhradar / adhair siad; adhradar‡	a d'adhair	adhradh; hadhradh†
past habitual	d'adhrainn / adhrainn‡	d'adhairteá / adhairteá‡	d'adhradh sé, sí / adhradh sé, sí‡	d'adhraimis; d'adhradh muid / adhradh muid‡	d'adhradh sibh / adhradh sibh‡	d'adhraidís; d'adhradh siad / adhraidís‡; adhradh siad‡	a d'adhradh	d'adhairtí / adhairtí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	adharfaidh mé; adharfad	adharfaidh tú; adharfair†	adharfaidh sé, sí	adharfaimid; adharfaidh muid	adharfaidh sibh	adharfaidh siad; adharfaid†	a adharfaidh; a adharfas	adharfar
conditional	d'adharfainn / adharfainn‡	d'adharfá / adharfá‡	d'adharfadh sé, sí / adharfadh sé, sí‡	d'adharfaimis; d'adharfadh muid / adharfaimis‡; adharfadh muid‡	d'adharfadh sibh / adharfadh sibh‡	d'adharfaidís; d'adharfadh siad / adharfaidís‡; adharfadh siad‡	a d'adharfadh	d'adharfaí / adharfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go n-adhra mé; go n-adhrad†	go n-adhra tú; go n-adhrair†	go n-adhra sé, sí	go n-adhraimid; go n-adhra muid	go n-adhra sibh	go n-adhra siad; go n-adhraid†	—	go n-adhairtear
past	dá n-adhrainn	dá n-adhairteá	dá n-adhradh sé, sí	dá n-adhraimis; dá n-adhradh muid	dá n-adhradh sibh	dá n-adhraidís; dá n-adhradh siad	—	dá n-adhairtí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	adhraim	adhair	adhradh sé, sí	adhraimis	adhraigí; adhraidh†	adhraidís	—	adhairtear
past participle	adhartha
verbal noun	adhradh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Related terms

• adhraitheoir m (“adorer, worshipper”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

adhair m

1. genitive singular of adhar (“sore, irritation”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhair

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhair	n-adhair	hadhair	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adhair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 adraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “adhair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

adhair m sg

1. genitive singular of adhar (“air, sky, heaven”)

Mutation

Mutation of adhair

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhair	n-adhair	h-adhair	t-adhair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.