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===Particle===

 

===Particle===

{{head|ga|particle|triggers {{ga-mut-link|l}} except of past autonomous forms}}

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{{head|ga|negative particle|triggers {{ga-mut-link|l}} except of past autonomous forms}}

   
 

# [[may]]... [[not]] {{qualifier|used with the present subjunctive to express a negative wish}}

 

# [[may]]... [[not]] {{qualifier|used with the present subjunctive to express a negative wish}}

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===Particle===

 

===Particle===

{{head|ga|interrogative particle|triggers {{ga-mut-link|l}}||before vowels|nárbh}} {{qualifier|introduces negative past/conditional copular clauses of various kinds}}

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{{head|ga|interrogative particle|triggers {{ga-mut-link|l}}||before vowels|nárbh|cat2=negative particles}} {{qualifier|introduces negative past/conditional copular clauses of various kinds}}

   
 

# [[wasn't]]/[[wouldn't]]... [[be]]? {{qualifier|used to introduce a negative question}}

 

# [[wasn't]]/[[wouldn't]]... [[be]]? {{qualifier|used to introduce a negative question}}


Latest revision as of 23:01, 4 August 2013

See also nar, nàr, når, när, and -nar

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse nár ("a corpse, a deceased person").

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nár m (genitive singular nás, plural náir)

  1. (poetic) a dead or lifeless body, a human corpse syn.

Declension[edit]

declension of nár

m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nár nárinn náir náirnir
accusative náinn nái náina
dative nánum nám / náum náunum
genitive nás násins náa náanna

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]


Etymology[edit]

+‎ -r

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

nár (triggers lenition except of past autonomous forms)

  1. that... not (used to introduce a negated subordinate clause with a past tense verb, except for some irregular verbs)
    Dúirt sé nár chuir sé an gloine ar an tábla.
    He said that he didn't put the glass on the table.
    Tá súil agam nár cailleadh é.
    I hope he didn't die.

Related terms[edit]

  • gur (used with affirmative clauses)
  • nach (used with nonpast tenses and with some irregular verbs even in the past)

Particle[edit]

nár (triggers lenition except of past autonomous forms)

  1. may... not (used with the present subjunctive to express a negative wish)
    Nár fhille sé!
    May he not return!
    Nár lige Dia! — God forbid! (literally 'May God not permit')
  2. didn't...? (used to introduce a negative question in the past tense, except with some irregular verbs)
    Nár chuala tú mé?
    Didn't you hear me?
  3. that... not (used with past tenses except of some irregular verbs)
    Dúirt sé nár oibrigh sé ansin.
    He said he didn't work there.
  4. which/who... not (used with past tenses except of some irregular verbs)
    an fear nár chabhraigh mé — the man who didn't help me

Related terms[edit]

  • (may... not): go (used with affirmative clauses)

Particle[edit]

nár (triggers lenition, before vowels nárbh) (introduces negative past/conditional copular clauses of various kinds)

  1. wasn't/wouldn't... be? (used to introduce a negative question)
    Nár mhaith leat cupán tae?
    Wouldn't you like a cup of tea?
  2. which/who wasn't/wouldn't be (used to introduce both direct and indirect relative clauses)
    an bhean nár mhúinteoir í — the woman who wasn't a teacher
    an bhean nár mhaith léi bainne — the wom who didn't like milk
  3. that... it wasn't/wouldn't be; whether/if... it wasn't/wouldn't be (used to introduce a negative past/conditional copular subordinate clause, including an indirect question)
    Dúirt sí nár mhaith léi cupán tae.
    She said that she wouldn't like a cup of tea
    Ní raibh a fhios agam nár mhaith léi cupán tae.
    I didn't know whether she would like a cup of tea.

Related terms[edit]

Irish copular forms

Simple copular forms
Present/future
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses is an nach
Direct relative clauses nach
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbv an nach
Past/conditional
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses ba, b'v níor, níorbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Direct relative clauses ba, abv nár, nárbhv
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbhv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Present subjunctive
Affirmative Negative
gura, gurabv nára, nárabv
    Compound copular forms
Base word Present/future Past/conditional
más ba, b'v
ó ós ó ba, ó b'v
mba, mb'v
mura mura, murabv murar, murarbhv
sula sular, sularbv sular, sularbhv
cér, cérbv cér, cérbhv
cár, cárbv cár, cárbhv
de/do dar, darbv dar, darbhv
faoi faoinar, faoinarbv faoinar, faoinarbhv
i inar, inarbv inar, inarbhv
le lenar, lenarbv lenar, lenarbhv
ó ónar, ónarbv ónar, ónarbhv
trí trínar, trínarbv trínar, trínarbhv
Note: Forms marked v are used before a vowel sound.

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *nawiz, *nawaz, whence also Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 (naus, "corpse").

Noun[edit]

nár m (genitive nás)

  1. a corpse
  2. a deceased person

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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