fínéagar

Irish

Alternative forms

• bhínéagar, bhínéagra, bhínéigre, finéagra, fínéagra, vinéigre

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínégra m, from Old French vinaigre, from Latin vīnum ācre (literally “sour wine”).

Noun

fínéagar m (genitive singular fínéagair)

1. vinegar

Declension

Declension of fínéagar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fínéagar Vocative a fhínéagair Genitive fínéagair Dative fínéagar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fínéagar Genitive an fhínéagair Dative leis an bhfínéagar don fhínéagar

Derived terms

• braichfhínéagar, fínéagar braiche (“malt vinegar”)
• fínéagar balsamach (“balsamic vinegar”)
• fínéagar ceirtlise, fínéagar leann úll, fínéagar saghdair (“cider vinegar”)
• fínéagar fíona (“wine vinegar”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fínéagar	fhínéagar	bhfínéagar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fínéagar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fínégra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “fínéagar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fínéagar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.