gadhar

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

Noun

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, nominative plural gadhair)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: cú, madadh, madra

Declension

Declension of gadhar (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gadhar gadhair
vocative a ghadhair a ghadhara
genitive gadhair gadhar
dative gadhar gadhair
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gadhar na gadhair
genitive an ghadhair na ngadhar
dative leis an ngadhar
don ghadhar 		leis na gadhair

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gadhar
radical lenition eclipsis
gadhar ghadhar ngadhar

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 196, page 98
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

Noun

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, plural gadhair or gadhrain)

  1. lurcher (crossbreed dog)
  2. (archaic) greyhound
  3. mastiff

Mutation

Mutation of gadhar
radical lenition
gadhar ghadhar

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

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