FromOld Norse nár ( “ corpse ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *nawiz
nár m genitive singular nás nominative plural náir
adead orlifeless body , a humancorpse Synonyms: lík dauðingi ná -r
nár (triggerslenition except of past autonomous forms )
that ...not ( used to introduce a negated subordinate clause with a past tense verb, except for some irregular verbs ) Dúirt sénár chuir sé an gloine ar an tábla. He said that he didn’t put the glass on the table. Tá súil agamnár cailleadh é. I hope he didn’t die. gur ( used with affirmative clauses ) nach ( used with nonpast tenses and with some irregular verbs even in the past ) nár (triggerslenition except of past autonomous forms )
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 ”)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? that ...not ( used with past tenses except of some irregular verbs ) Dúirt sénár oibrigh sé ansin. He said he didn’t work there. which /who ...not ( used with past tenses except of some irregular verbs ) an fearnár chabhraigh mé ―the man who didn’t help me ( may... not ) : go ( used with affirmative clauses ) nár (triggerslenition ,before vowels nárbh ( introduces negative past/conditional copular clauses of various kinds )
wasn’t /wouldn’t ...be ?( used to introduce a negative question ) Nár mhaith leat cupán tae?Wouldn’t you like a cup of tea? which /who wasn’t /wouldn’t be ( used to introduce both direct and indirect relative clauses ) an bheannár mhúinteoir í ―the woman who wasn’t a teacher an bheannár mhaith léi bainne ―the woman who didn’t like milk 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 sínár mhaith léi cupán tae. She said that she wouldn’t like a cup of tea Ní raibh a fhios agamnár mhaith léi cupán tae. I didn’t know whether she would like a cup of tea. Irish copular forms simple copular forms affirmative negative interrogative negative present/future main clause is ní an nach relative clause direct nach – indirect ar arb v other subordinate clause gur gurb v an nach past/conditional main clause ba b’ v níor níorbh v ar arbh v nár nárbh v relative clause direct ba ab v nár nárbh v – indirect ar arbh v other subordinate clause gur gurbh v ar arbh v nár nárbh v present subjunctive – gura gurab v nára nárab v – compound copular forms base word present/future past/conditional cá cár cárb v cár cárbh v cé cér cérb v cér cérbh v dá – dá mba dá mb’ v de do dar darb v dar darbh v faoi faoinar faoinarb v faoinar faoinarbh v i inar inarb v inar inarbh v le lenar lenarb v lenar lenarbh v má más má ba má b’ v mura mura murab v murar murarbh v ó ( preposition ) ónar ónarb v ónar ónarbh v ó ( conjunction ) ós ó ba ó b’ v trí trínar trínarb v trínar trínarbh v
v Used before vowel sounds
FromProto-Germanic *nawiz Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 ( naus “ corpse ” ) .
nár m genitive nás
corpse ; adead person Icelandic:nár Norwegian Nynorsk:nåe Norwegian Bokmål:nåe 
