nathair

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néHtr̥, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare German Natter, English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)).

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠɑhəɾʲ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠæhəɾʲ/

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, nominative plural nathracha)

1. snake

• nathairín (“serpentine”)
• nathartha (“snake-like”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 46

nathair f

1. Alternative spelling of nathir

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare snìomh, English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)). Related to snàth (“thread”), snàthad (“needle”).

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠãhəð/^[1]
• (North Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠahɛɾʲ/^[2]

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, plural nathraichean)

1. A snake, serpent, or adder