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deacair.

hard, difficult

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdʲakəɾʲ/Munster/ˈdʲakəɾʲ/Connacht[ˈdʲæːkəɾʲ]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige/ˈdʲakəɾʲ/Ulster

  1. hard, difficult

  2. reluctant

  3. troublesome

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish deccair, from dí- + *accor, the unattested verbal noun of ad·cuirethar (“to restore”), equivalent to de + acar (“tool, service”). The forms deocair and docair show the influence of socair (“quiet, easy”); docair especially shows a reinterpretation with the prefix do- (“difficult”), which is widely used in antonyms of forms with the prefix so- (“easy”).

noun/ˈdʲakəɾʲ/Munster/ˈdʲakəɾʲ/Connacht[ˈdʲæːkəɾʲ]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige/ˈdʲakəɾʲ/Ulster

  1. difficulty

    feminine

  2. hardship, distress

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish deccair, from dí- + *accor, the unattested verbal noun of ad·cuirethar (“to restore”), equivalent to de + acar (“tool, service”). The forms deocair and docair show the influence of socair (“quiet, easy”); docair especially shows a reinterpretation with the prefix do- (“difficult”), which is widely used in antonyms of forms with the prefix so- (“easy”).

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