uaireadóir

Irish

Etymology

uair (hour) + -adóir; compare Scottish Gaelic uaireadair

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /uəɾʲəˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuəɾʲəd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɾʲəd̪ˠɔɾʲ/

Noun

uaireadóir m (genitive singular uaireadóra, nominative plural uaireadóirí)

  1. watch (portable or wearable timepiece)

Declension

Derived terms

  • uaireadóireacht
  • uaireadóirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uaireadóir n-uaireadóir huaireadóir t-uaireadóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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