uair

From Old Irish úar,^[1] from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

• IPA^(key): /uəɾʲ/^[2]

uair f (genitive singular uaire, nominative plural uaireanta or uaire)

1. hour
2. time (instance or occurrence)

• Uair has the irregular count plural uaire, which undergoes spontaneous h-prothesis with trí through sé:
  • trí huaire ― three hours; three times
  • cúig huaire ― five hours; five times
  • seacht n-uaire ― seven hours; seven times

• Alternative plural: uaireanna

• (hour): uair an chloig

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “uair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 770
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

uair

1. Alternative spelling of úair

uair

1. Alternative spelling of úair

From Old Irish úar,^[1] from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

• IPA^(key): /uəɾʲ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): ^[2]
• (Barra) IPA^(key): ^[3]

uair f (genitive singular uarach, plural uairean)

1. hour
2. o'clock
3. time (instance or occurrence)

   B’ e a’ chiad uair a chunnaic mi iad.

   That was the first time I saw them.

   Choisinn e ceithir uair ann.

   He walked there four times.

   Seo an uair mu dheireadh a tha mi gad chuideachadh!

   This is the last time I’m helping you!

   uair no dhà

   once or twice

   uair a thìde no dhà

   (for) an hour or two

• (time): àm, tìde, tìm, ùine