gadhar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑi(ə)ɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡəiɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡeːɾˠ/, (older) /ɡɤːɾˠ/

Noun

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, nominative plural gadhair)

1. dog

   Synonyms: cú, madadh, madra

Declension

Declension of gadhar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gadhar gadhair Vocative a ghadhair a ghadhara Genitive gadhair gadhar Dative gadhar gadhair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gadhar na gadhair Genitive an ghadhair na ngadhar Dative leis an ngadhar don ghadhar leis na gadhair

Derived terms

• gadhar fiaigh (“hunting dog”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gadhar	ghadhar	ngadhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “gadhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɤ.əɾ/

Noun

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, plural gadhair or gadhrain)

1. lurcher (crossbreed dog)
2. (archaic) greyhound
3. mastiff

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gadhar	ghadhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.