údar

See also: udar

Irish

Alternative forms

ughdar (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish ugtar, from Old Irish áugtor, from Latin auctor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

údar m (genitive singular údair, nominative plural údair)

author, originator
source, origin
Synonym: cúis
story behind a song
author, writer
authority, expert
authority, reliable evidence
cause, reason
fáth
grounds
makings (necessary ingredients)

Declension

Declension of údar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	údar	údair
Vocative	a údair	a údara
Genitive	údair	údar
Dative	údar	údair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-údar	na húdair
Genitive	an údair	na n-údar
Dative	leis an údar don údar	leis na húdair

Alternative plural: údaracha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

banúdar (“authoress, female author”)
bunúdar (“original author; prime mover; primary authority; root cause”)

Related terms

údarás

Mutation

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “údar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “augtar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “uġdar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 774
Entries containing “údar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “údar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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