strainséir

Irish

Alternative forms

  • stráinséir (Munster)
  • strainséara (Cois Fharraige)
  • strainnsear, strainnséar, stráinséair, strainsear, strainséar, stráinséar, stróinséar, stróinséir, stróinseur (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French estrangier (foreign, alien), from Latin extrāneus (foreign, external); adapted to the suffix -éir.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠɾˠɑːnʲˈʃeːɾʲ/ (corresponding to the form stráinséir)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɾˠan̠ʲʃeːɾˠə/ (corresponding to the form strainséara)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɾˠan̠ʲʃaɾʲ/

Noun

strainséir m (genitive singular strainséara, nominative plural strainséirí)

  1. stranger (to a person or to a place)

Declension

Further reading

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