arbhar

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish arbor n (grain, corn).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair or arbha)

  1. corn, cereals (fruits of a cereal crop)
    cruach arbhaira stack of corn
    Cruaitear an arbhar san áith.
    The corn is hardened in the kiln.
    Tá mórán arbhair againn i mbliana.
    We have a lot of grain this year.

Declension[edit]

Alternative declension

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
arbhar n-arbhar harbhar t-arbhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 arbar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 45
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50

Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish arbor n (grain, corn).[1]

Noun[edit]

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)

  1. corn (fruits of a cereal crop, growing or in sheaf; includes grain and straw, but ceases to be applied to either when separated by threshing)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish arbar m (host, army).[2]

Noun[edit]

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)

  1. (rare) host, army

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
arbhar n-arbhar h-arbhar t-arbhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 arbar (‘grain, corn’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 arbar (‘host, army’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “arbhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN