gaobhar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps an alteration of gaire.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡeːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːwəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːwəɾˠ/, (older) /ˈɡɯːwəɾˠ/

Noun

gaobhar m (genitive singular gaobhair, nominative plural gaobhair)

  1. proximity, nearness, vicinity

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaobhar ghaobhar ngaobhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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