uair

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [uəɾʲ]

Noun

uair f (genitive uaire, nominative plural uaireanta)

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

Declension

Declension of uair

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative uair uaireanta Vocative a uair a uaireanta Genitive uaire uaireanta Dative uair uaireanta

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an uair na huaireanta Genitive na huaire na n-uaireanta Dative leis an uair don uair leis na huaireanta

Usage notes

• After a numeral, a count plural uaire is used. This form undergoes h-prothesis after dhá, but not after trí through sé. It is eclipsed from seacht up to deich.
  • dhá huaire – "two hours"
  • trí uaire – "three hours"
  • seacht n-uaire – "seven hours"

Derived terms

• cá huair (“when?”)
• cén uair (“when?”)
• nuair (“when”)
• uaireanta (“sometimes”)

Mutation

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

uair f (genitive 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!

Synonyms

• (time): àm, tìde, tìm, ùine

Derived terms

• corra uair - occasionally
• ge be uair - whenever
• nuair - when
• uaireadair - clock / watch
• uaireannan - sometimes
• uaireigin - sometime
• uair is uair - time and again