adhbhar
Irish
Declension
Declension of adhbhar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adhbhar | n-adhbhar | hadhbhar | t-adhbhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhbhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aobhar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɤːvəɾ/
Noun
adhbhar m (genitive singular adhbhair, plural adhbhairean)
- cause, reason
- adhbhar bròin ― a cause of grief
- Chan eil adhbhar gearain ann. ― There is no reason to complain.
- air an adhbhar sin ― for that reason, therefore
- gun adhbhar ― without reason
- Is mór m' adhbhar. ― Great is my reason.
- Thuit iad ann an deagh adhbhar. ― They fell in a good cause.
- adhbhar eagail ― cause of terror
- adhbhar gàire ― a laughing-stock
- adhbhar guil ― a cause for weeping
- adhbhar ministeir ― the prospective or probationary minister
- materials
- adhbhar còta ― materials for making a coat
- adhbhar bhròg ― materials for making shoes
- adhbhar taighe ― materials for making a house
- Tha adhbhar rìgh an Naoise. ― Naoise has the makings of a king in him.
Derived terms
- adhbharach (“causal”, adjective)
- adhbharachas (“agnosticism”)
- adhbharaich (“cause”, verb)
- gun ì, gun ò, gun adhbhar (“without rhyme or reason”)
- neach-adhbharachais (“agnostic”, noun)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adhbhar | n-adhbhar | h-adhbhar | t-adhbhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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