uaireanta
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
The adverbial sense probably continues the usage of the Old Irish dative plural úaraib of úar (“hour”) in the same meaning "sometimes".
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈuəɾʲən̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈuəɾʲən̪ˠt̪ˠiː/
Noun edit
uaireanta f pl
Adverb edit
uaireanta
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaireanta | n-uaireanta | huaireanta | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaireanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN