rothar

Irish

Etymology

From roth (“wheel”) +‎ -ar (collective suffix) [from 19th c.].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɔhəɾˠ/

Noun

rothar m (genitive singular rothair, nominative plural rothair)

1. bicycle

Declension

Declension of rothar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rothar rothair Vocative a rothair a rothara Genitive rothair rothar Dative rothar rothair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rothar na rothair Genitive an rothair na rothar Dative leis an rothar don rothar leis na rothair

Derived terms

• bealach rothaíochta (“cycleway”)
• bothán rothar (“bike shed”)
• gluaisrothar (“motorbicycle; motorcycle”)
• lána rothar (“bicycle lane”)
• raca rothar (“bicycle rack”)
• raon rothar (“cycle path, cycle track”)
• rian rothar (“cycle path, cycle track”)
• rothar aclaíochta (“exercise bike”)
• rothar beirte (“tandem bicycle”)
• rothar bóthair (“road bike”)
• rothar gluaiste (“motorbicycle; motorcycle”)
• rothar hibrideach (“hybrid bike”)
• rothar sléibhe (“mountain bike”)
• rothar smúitraoin (“dirt bike”)
• rothar tandaim (“tandem bicycle”)
• rothar-raon (“cycle path, cycle track”)
• rotharbhealach (“bicycle lane”)
• seid rothar (“bike shed”)
• siopa rothar (“cycle shop”)
• slí rothar (“cycleway”)

 

Further reading

• “rothar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rothar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rothar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rothar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Middle English

Noun

rothar

1. Alternative form of rother (“rudder”)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From roth (“wheel”).

Noun

rothar m (genitive singular rothair, plural rotharan)

1. cycle
2. bagpipe chanter

Derived terms

• rothar dà-chuibhleach (“bicycle”)
• rothar trì-rothan (“tricycle”)

Related terms

• (cycle): rothaiche, rothaidhe (“cyclist”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “rothar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN