gaobhar
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; perhaps an alteration of gaire.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡeːɾˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːwəɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːwəɾˠ/, (older) /ˈɡɯːwəɾˠ/
Noun edit
gaobhar m (genitive singular gaobhair, nominative plural gaobhair)
Declension edit
Declension of gaobhar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gaobhar | ghaobhar | ngaobhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- “gaobhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gaoḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 351
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaobhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 27