iarthar

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish íarthar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiəɾˠhəɾˠ/

Noun

iarthar m (genitive singular iarthair)

west (any absolute geographic location as one faces the setting sun)
The West (of any geographic place)

Declension

Declension of iarthar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	iarthar
Vocative	a iarthair
Genitive	iarthair
Dative	iarthar

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an t-iarthar
Genitive	an iarthair
Dative	leis an iarthar don iarthar

Coordinate terms

tuaisceart (“north”)
oirthuaisceart (“northeast”)
oirthear (“east”)
oirdheisceart (“southeast”)
deisceart (“south”)
iardheisceart (“southwest”)
iarthuaisceart (“northwest”)

Derived terms

See also

aniar (“from the west”)
siar (“to the west”)
thiar (“in the west”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iarthar	n-iarthar	hiarthar	t-iarthar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarthar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iarthar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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