radharc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rodarc, radarc m (“sight”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɑɪ(ə)ɾˠk/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠeːɾˠk/, (older) /ɾˠɤːɾˠk/[3]

Noun

radharc m (genitive singular radhairc, nominative plural radhairc)

  1. sight
  2. faculty of sight, vision
  3. range of vision
  4. look
  5. prospect, view
  6. thing seen
  7. remarkable sight
  8. (theater) scene
  9. (anatomy) eye(s)

Declension
Declension of radharc

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative radharc radhairc
Vocative a radhairc a radharca
Genitive radhairc radharc
Dative radharc radhairc

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an radharc na radhairc
Genitive an radhairc na radharc
Dative leis an radharc

don radharc

 leis na radhairc

Derived terms
  • dallradharc m (“short-sightedness”)
  • díle mo radhairc (“as far as I can see”)
  • dul as radharc (“to disappear”)
  • dul ó radharc (“to disappear”)
  • éagsúlacht radhairc (“variety of scenery”)
  • fad radhairc (“length of vision”)
  • gearr-radharc m (“short-sightedness”)
  • giorra radhairc f (“short-sightedness”)
  • grinneas radhairc (“acuteness of sight”)
  • lagú radhairc (“dimming of eyesight”)
  • líon radhairc m (“eyebright”)
  • lorgán radhairc m (“view-finder”)
  • mallachar radhairc (“dimness of sight”)
  • milleadh radhairc (“destruction of view”)
  • néaróg radhairc f (“visual nerve”)
  • nochtadh radhairc (“opening out of view”)
  • radharc a fháil (“to get a look (at)”)
  • radharc a fheiceáil (“to get a look (at)”)
  • radharc mara m (“seascape”)
  • radharc na súl m (“eyesight”)
  • radharc tíre m (“landscape”)
  • radharcach (“visual, optical”, adjective)
  • radharcaimsitheoir m (“view-finder”)
  • radharceolaí m (“optician”)
  • radharceolaíocht f (“optics”)
  • radharcra m (“scenery”)
  • raon radhairc (“range of vision”)
  • réim radhairc m (“field of vision”)
  • réimse radhairc (“field of vision”)
  • roisnín radhairc m (“eyebright”)
  • saobhadh radhairc (“distortion of sight”)
  • seachmall radhairc (“optical illusion”)
  • teacht i radharc (“to come in sight”)

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rodarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 82, page 44
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish rodarc, radarc m (“sight, vision”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrˠɤː.əɾk/

Noun

radharc m (genitive singular radhairc, no plural)

  1. power of vision, eyesight
    Synonym: lèirsinn
  2. view, prospect
  3. (anatomy, Lewis) pupil (of the eye)

Derived terms
  • cùl-radharc m (“retrospection, looking behind; circumspection”)
  • sùil-radharc m (“fascination; foresight; sense of sight, vision; fate”)
  • sùl-radharc m (“eyesight; foresight; fate; fascination”)

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “radharc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rodarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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