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úar

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See also: uar, UAR, uår, and u'ar

Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (hour), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, time, season, year), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (year, season).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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úar f

  1. hour, time, occasion
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
      At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Irish: uair
  • Manx: oor
  • Scottish Gaelic: uair

Mutation

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Mutation of úar
radical lenition nasalization
úar unchanged n-úar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).

Adjective

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úar

  1. cold
Inflection
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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative úar úar úar
Vocative úair*
úar**
Accusative úar úair
Genitive úair úaire úair
Dative úar úair úar
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative úair úara
Vocative úaru
úara
Accusative úaru
úara
Genitive úar
Dative úaraib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin hōra (hour), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, time, season, year), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (year, season).

Noun

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úar f

  1. hour, time, occasion
Inflection
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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative úarL úairL úaraH
Vocative úarL úairL úaraH
Accusative úairN úairL úaraH
Genitive úaireH úarL úarN
Dative úairL úaraib úaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Alternative forms
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Synonyms
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Descendants
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Further reading

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Mutation

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Mutation of úar
radical lenition nasalization
úar
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-úar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.