goldar

Irish

Alternative forms

• guldar

Etymology

Unknown; first attested in the 20th century. Perhaps ultimately from Old Norse galdr (“magical chanting”), though in that case earlier attestation would be expected.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌl̪ˠd̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

goldar m (genitive singular goldair)

1. (Ulster) roar, loud noise

   Synonym: búir

Declension

Declension of goldar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative goldar Vocative a gholdair Genitive goldair Dative goldar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an goldar Genitive an gholdair Dative leis an ngoldar don gholdar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goldar	gholdar	ngoldar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “goldar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “guldar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79