acaire

Irish

Noun

acaire m (genitive singular acaire, nominative plural acairí)

  1. Alternative form of acra (“acre”)
  2. Alternative form of acra (“tool, implement; service, convenience”)
  3. Alternative form of ancaire (“anchor”)

Declension
Declension of acaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acaire acairí
Vocative a acaire a acairí
Genitive acaire acairí
Dative acaire acairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-acaire na hacairí
Genitive an acaire na n-acairí
Dative leis an acaire

don acaire

 leis na hacairí

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acaire n-acaire hacaire t-acaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Scots acre, acker.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaxkɪɾʲə/

Noun

acaire f (genitive singular acaire, plural acairean)

  1. acre (0.404686 hectare)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acairen-acaireh-acairet-acaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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