fuaire

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠuəɾʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːɾʲə/, /ˈfˠuːɾʲə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish úaire. By surface analysis, fuar +‎ -e.

Noun

fuaire f (genitive singular fuaire)

1. cold, coldness

   Synonym: fuacht

Declension

Declension of fuaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fuaire Vocative a fhuaire Genitive fuaire Dative fuaire

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhuaire Genitive na fuaire Dative leis an bhfuaire don fhuaire

Alternative forms

• fuaireacht

Derived terms

• fionnuaire

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fuaire

1. inflection of fuar:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fuaire	fhuaire	bhfuaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.