uair
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uair f (genitive singular uaire, nominative plural uaireanta or uaire)
Usage notes[edit]
- Uair has the irregular count plural uaire, which undergoes spontaneous h-prothesis with trí through sé:
- trí huaire ― three hours; three times
- cúig huaire ― five hours; five times
- seacht n-uaire ― seven hours; seven times
Declension[edit]
Declension of uair
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: uaireanna
Synonyms[edit]
- (hour): uair an chloig
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uair | n-uair | huair | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “uair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 770
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle Irish[edit]
Noun[edit]
uair
- Alternative spelling of úair
Mutation[edit]
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
uair | unchanged | n-uair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish[edit]
Noun[edit]
uair
- Alternative spelling of úair
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
uair | unchanged | n-uair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Noun[edit]
uair f (genitive singular uarach, plural uairean)
- hour
- o'clock
- time (instance or occurrence)
- B’ e a’ chiad uair a chunnaic mi iad.
- That was the first time I saw them.
- Choisinn e ceithir uair ann.
- He walked there four times.
- Seo an uair mu dheireadh a tha mi gad chuideachadh!
- This is the last time I’m helping you!
- uair no dhà
- once or twice
- uair a thìde no dhà
- (for) an hour or two
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- an uair sin (“then (at that time)”)
- corra uair (“occasionally”)
- ge be uair (“whenever”)
- nuair (“when”)
- uair is uair (“time and again”)
- uaireadair (“clock, watch”)
- uaireannan (“sometimes”)
- uaireigin (“sometime”)
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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