maghar

Irish

Alternative forms

• maor

Etymology

From Old Irish magar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠəiɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠeːɾˠ/, (older) /mˠɤːɾˠ/

Noun

maghar m (genitive singular maghair, nominative plural maghair)

1. fry (young fish)

   Synonyms: mioniasc, stuifín

2. sprat (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus)

   Synonyms: salán, stuifín

Declension

Declension of maghar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative maghar maghair Vocative a mhaghair a mhaghara Genitive maghair maghar Dative maghar maghair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an maghar na maghair Genitive an mhaghair na maghar Dative leis an maghar don mhaghar leis na maghair

Further reading

• “maghar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “magar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “maġar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 456
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maghar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN