tuair

Irish

Noun

tuair m sg

1. vocative/genitive singular of tuar

Verb

tuair (present analytic tuaireann, future analytic tuairfidh, verbal noun tuar, past participle tuairthe)

1. (transitive) Alternative form of tuar (“augur, forebode, presage; deserve, merit”)

Conjugation

conjugation of tuair (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	tuairim	tuaireann tú; tuairir†	tuaireann sé, sí	tuairimid	tuaireann sibh	tuaireann siad; tuairid†	a thuaireann; a thuaireas / a dtuaireann*; a dtuaireas*	tuairtear
	past	thuair mé; thuaireas	thuair tú; thuairis	thuair sé, sí	thuaireamar; thuair muid	thuair sibh; thuaireabhair	thuair siad; thuaireadar	a thuair / ar thuair*	tuaireadh
	past habitual	thuairinn / dtuairinn‡‡	thuairteá / dtuairteᇇ	thuaireadh sé, sí / dtuaireadh sé, s퇇	thuairimis; thuaireadh muid / dtuairimis‡‡; dtuaireadh muid‡‡	thuaireadh sibh / dtuaireadh sibh‡‡	thuairidís; thuaireadh siad / dtuairidís‡‡; dtuaireadh siad‡‡	a thuaireadh / a dtuaireadh*	thuairtí / dtuairt퇇
future		tuairfidh mé; tuairfead	tuairfidh tú; tuairfir†	tuairfidh sé, sí	tuairfimid; tuairfidh muid	tuairfidh sibh	tuairfidh siad; tuairfid†	a thuairfidh; a thuairfeas / a dtuairfidh*; a dtuairfeas*	tuairfear
conditional		thuairfinn / dtuairfinn‡‡	thuairfeá / dtuairfeᇇ	thuairfeadh sé, sí / dtuairfeadh sé, s퇇	thuairfimis; thuairfeadh muid / dtuairfimis‡‡; dtuairfeadh muid‡‡	thuairfeadh sibh / dtuairfeadh sibh‡‡	thuairfidís; thuairfeadh siad / dtuairfidís‡‡; dtuairfeadh siad‡‡	a thuairfeadh / a dtuairfeadh*	thuairfí / dtuairf퇇
subjunctive	present	go dtuaire mé; go dtuairead†	go dtuaire tú; go dtuairir†	go dtuaire sé, sí	go dtuairimid; go dtuaire muid	go dtuaire sibh	go dtuaire siad; go dtuairid†	—	go dtuairtear
	past	dá dtuairinn	dá dtuairteá	dá dtuaireadh sé, sí	dá dtuairimis; dá dtuaireadh muid	dá dtuaireadh sibh	dá dtuairidís; dá dtuaireadh siad	—	dá dtuairtí
imperative		tuairim	tuair	tuaireadh sé, sí	tuairimis	tuairigí; tuairidh†	tuairidís	—	tuairtear
verbal noun		tuar
past participle		tuairthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tuair	thuair	dtuair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “tuair” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.