uair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uəɾʲ/
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of uair
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: uaireanna
Synonyms
- (hour): uair an chloig
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Etymology
From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Noun
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
Derived terms
- 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
- 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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