fuar
English edit
Noun edit
fuar (plural fuars)
- Alternative form of feuar
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish úar, from Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)). The initial f- of Modern Irish comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fuar (genitive singular masculine fuair, genitive singular feminine fuaire, plural fuara, comparative fuaire)
- cold
- Synonym: dearóil
- apathetic
- Synonyms: fuarchúiseach, fuaránta, marbh, patuar, suanach
- without interest
- uncooked
- Synonym: amh
Declension edit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fuar | fhuar | fuara; fhuara² | |
Vocative | fhuair | fuara | ||
Genitive | fuaire | fuara | fuar | |
Dative | fuar; fhuar¹ |
fhuar; fhuair (archaic) |
fuara; fhuara² | |
Comparative | níos fuaire | |||
Superlative | is fuaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- adhfhuar (“very cold”, adjective)
- fuarbhruite
- fuarchúis
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuar | fhuar | bhfuar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 63
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 úar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fuär n (genitive unattested)
- verbal noun of fo·fera: provision, preparation
- c. 850-875, Turin Glosses and Scholia on St Mark, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 484–94, Tur. 48
- .i. trisin fuarinbudcaid .i. tri Iohain. Fo·ruar inna inbotha .i. do·rigni tochmarc inna ecailse do Chríst.
- i.e. through the bridesman [lit. preparation-of-marriage-(person)], i.e. through John. [John] had prepared the nuptials i.e. he had wooed the Church for Christ.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 81c2
- a fuar inna mbiad [⁊]rl
- the preparation of foods etc.
- c. 850-875, Turin Glosses and Scholia on St Mark, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 484–94, Tur. 48
Inflection edit
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fuarN | fuarN | fuarL, *fúra |
Vocative | fuarN | fuarN | fuarL, *fúra |
Accusative | fuarN | fuarN | fuarL, *fúra |
Genitive | fuairL | fuar | fuarN |
Dative | fuarL | fuaraib | fuaraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish úar, from Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)). The initial f- of Scottish Gaelic comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fuar (comparative fhuaire)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fuar | fhuar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “fuar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 úar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fuar (definite accusative fuarı, plural fuarlar)
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fuar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN