madar

See also: Madar, mádar, and madár

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

madar m (genitive singular madair)

1. madder

Declension

Declension of madar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative madar Vocative a mhadair Genitive madair Dative madar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an madar Genitive an mhadair Dative leis an madar don mhadar

Alternative forms

• mádar, madra

Derived terms

• madar fraoigh (“heath, white, bedstraw”)

Etymology 2

Noun

madar m (genitive singular madar, nominative plural madraí)

1. Alternative form of madra (“dog”)

Declension

Declension of madar

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative madar madraí Vocative a mhadar a mhadraí Genitive madar madraí Dative madar madraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an madar na madraí Genitive an mhadar na madraí Dative leis an madar don mhadar leis na madraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
madar	mhadar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “madar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “madar(a)”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “madar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm