tobar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish topar, from Old Irish topur.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔbˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌbˠəɾˠ/

Noun

tobar m (genitive singular tobair, nominative plural toibreacha)

1. well
2. spring

Declension

Declension of tobar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tobar toibreacha Vocative a thobair a thoibreacha Genitive tobair toibreacha Dative tobar toibreacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tobar na toibreacha Genitive an tobair na dtoibreacha Dative leis an tobar don tobar leis na toibreacha

• Obsolete nominative plural: tobair

Related terms

• tiobra

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tobar	thobar	dtobar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tobar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 738
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tobar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tobar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tobar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish topur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰopəɾ/

Noun

tobar m or f (genitive singular tobair, plural tobrachan)

1. A cistern, a fountain
2. A well, a spring
3. A source, origin

Derived terms

• Tobar Mhoire