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adhbhar
adhbhar
Irish
Noun
adhbhar m (genitive singular adhbhair, nominative plural adhbhair)
- Superseded spelling of ábhar (“matter, material”).
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 | |||
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| 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. | |||
References
- "adhbhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aobhar
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɤːvəɾ]
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
- Tha adhbhar rìgh an Naoise. ― Naoise has the makings of a king in him.
- materials
- adhbhar còta ― materials for making a coat
- adhbhar bhròg ― materials for making shoes
- adhbhar taighe ― materials for making a house
Derived terms
Terms derived from adhbhar
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Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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| 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. | |||
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9