úar
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Noun
úar f
- hour, time, occasion
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
- At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.
Inflection
- Dative singular: úair
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
úar | unchanged | n-úar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːa̯rʲ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).
Inflection
o/ā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | úar | úar | úar |
Vocative | úair* úar** | ||
Accusative | úar | úair | |
Genitive | úair | úaire | úair |
Dative | úar | úair | úar |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | úair | úara | |
Vocative | úaru úara† | ||
Accusative | úaru úara† | ||
Genitive | úar | ||
Dative | úaraib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Synonyms
- úarda
Derived terms
- úarán
Related terms
- úacht
- úaire
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 úar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | úarL | úairL | úaraH |
Vocative | úarL | úairL | úaraH |
Accusative | úairN | úairL | úaraH |
Genitive | úaireH | úarL | úarN |
Dative | úairL | úaraib | úaraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Alternative forms
- ór (early)
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
úar | unchanged | n-úar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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