arbhar

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish arbor n (“grain, corn”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair or arbha)

  1. corn, cereals (fruits of a cereal crop)
    cruach arbhair ― a stack of corn
    Cruaitear an arbhar san áith.
    The corn is hardened in the kiln.
    Tá mórán arbhair againn i mbliana.
    We have a lot of grain this year.

Declension

Declension of arbhar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative arbhar
vocative a arbhair
genitive arbhair
dative arbhar
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-arbhar
genitive an arbhair
dative leis an arbhar
don arbhar
Alternative declension
Declension of arbhar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative arbhar
vocative a arbha
genitive arbha
dative arbhar
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-arbhar
genitive an arbha
dative leis an arbhar
don arbhar

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of arbhar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
arbhar n-arbhar harbhar t-arbhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 arbar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 45
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish arbor n (“grain, corn”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)

  1. corn (fruits of a cereal crop, growing or in sheaf; includes grain and straw, but ceases to be applied to either when separated by threshing)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish arbar m (“host, army”).[5]

Noun

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)

  1. (rare) host, army

Mutation

Mutation of arbhar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
arbhar n-arbhar h-arbhar t-arbhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 arbar (‘grain, corn’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎, Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
  4. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 arbar (‘host, army’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “arbhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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