# 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)
* (transitive) adore, worship
* (transitive, literary) adhere to, follow (with de, do)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | adhraim | adhrann tú; adhrair$^†$ | adhrann sé, sí | adhraimid | adhrann sibh | adhrann siad; adhraid$^†$ | a adhrann; a adhras / a n-adhrann* | adhairtear |
| indicative | 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 / ar adhair* | adhradh; hadhradh$^†$ |
| indicative | past habitual | d'adhrainn / adhrainn‡; n-adhrainn‡‡ | d'adhairteá / adhairteá‡; n-adhairteá‡‡ | d'adhradh sé, sí / adhradh sé, sí‡; n-adhradh sé, sí‡‡ | d'adhraimis; d'adhradh muid / adhraimis‡; adhradh muid‡; n-adhraimis‡‡; n-adhradh muid‡‡ | d'adhradh sibh / adhradh sibh‡; n-adhradh sibh‡‡ | d'adhraidís; d'adhradh siad / adhraidís‡; adhradh siad‡; n-adhraidís‡‡; n-adhradh siad‡‡ | a d'adhradh / a n-adhradh* | d'adhairtí / adhairtí‡; n-adhairtí‡‡ |
| future | future | adharfaidh mé; adharfad | adharfaidh tú; adharfair$^†$ | adharfaidh sé, sí | adharfaimid; adharfaidh muid | adharfaidh sibh | adharfaidh siad; adharfaid$^†$ | a adharfaidh; a adharfas / a n-adharfaidh* | adharfar |
| conditional | conditional | d'adharfainn / adharfainn‡; n-adharfainn‡‡ | d'adharfá / adharfá‡; n-adharfá‡‡ | d'adharfadh sé, sí / adharfadh sé, sí‡; n-adharfadh sé, sí‡‡ | d'adharfaimis; d'adharfadh muid / adharfaimis‡; adharfadh muid‡; n-adharfaimis‡‡; n-adharfadh muid‡‡ | d'adharfadh sibh / adharfadh sibh‡; n-adharfadh sibh‡‡ | d'adharfaidís; d'adharfadh siad / adharfaidís‡; adharfadh siad‡; n-adharfaidís‡‡; n-adharfadh siad‡‡ | a d'adharfadh / a n-adharfadh* | d'adharfaí / adharfaí‡; n-adharfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | adhraim | adhair | adhradh sé, sí | adhraimis | adhraigí; adhraidh$^†$ | adhraidís | — | adhairtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | adhradh | adhradh | adhradh | adhradh | adhradh | adhradh | adhradh | adhradh |
| past participle | past participle | adhartha | adhartha | adhartha | adhartha | adhartha | adhartha | adhartha | adhartha |
*indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

##### Related terms

* adhraitheoir m (“adorer, worshipper”)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

adhair m
* genitive singular of adhar (“sore, irritation”)

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, 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, 2013-2024

## Scottish Gaelic
### Noun

adhair m sg
* genitive singular of adhar (“air, sky, heaven”)