gadaí

See also: gadai

Irish

Alternative forms

• gadaidhe (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish gataige (“thief”), from gait (“taking away, theft”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈd̪ˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡad̪ˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡad̪ˠi/

Noun

gadaí m (genitive singular gadaí, nominative plural gadaithe)

1. thief

Declension

Declension of gadaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gadaí gadaithe Vocative a ghadaí a ghadaithe Genitive gadaí gadaithe Dative gadaí gadaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gadaí na gadaithe Genitive an ghadaí na ngadaithe Dative leis an ngadaí don ghadaí leis na gadaithe

Derived terms

• gadaí dreapadóireachta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gadaí	ghadaí	ngadaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gadaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gataige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71