éimear

Irish

Alternative forms

eimear

Etymology

From French émeri.

Noun

éimear m (genitive singular éimir)

(mineralogy) emery

Declension

Declension of éimear

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	éimear
Vocative	a éimir
Genitive	éimir
Dative	éimear

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an t-éimear
Genitive	an éimir
Dative	leis an éimear don éimear

Derived terms

ceirt éimir f, éadach éimir m (“emery-cloth”)
páipéar éimir m (“emery-paper”)
roth éimir m (“emery-wheel”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éimear	n-éimear	héimear	t-éimear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éimear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“emery”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Entries containing “éimear” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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