arbhar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish arbor n (“grain, corn”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair or arbha)

  1. corn, cereals (fruits of a cereal crop)
    cruach arbhair ― a stack of corn
    Cruaitear an arbhar san áith.
    The corn is hardened in the kiln.
    Tá mórán arbhair againn i mbliana.
    We have a lot of grain this year.

Declension
Declension of arbhar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative arbhar
Vocative a arbhair
Genitive arbhair
Dative arbhar

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-arbhar
Genitive an arbhair
Dative leis an arbhar

don arbhar

Alternative declension
Declension of arbhar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative arbhar
Vocative a arbha
Genitive arbha
Dative arbhar

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-arbhar
Genitive an arbha
Dative leis an arbhar

don arbhar

Derived terms

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 arbar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 45
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾavəɾ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish arbor n (“grain, corn”).[1]

Noun

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)

  1. corn (fruits of a cereal crop, growing or in sheaf; includes grain and straw, but ceases to be applied to either when separated by threshing)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish arbar m (“host, army”).[2]

Noun

arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)

  1. (rare) host, army

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
arbharn-arbharh-arbhart-arbhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 arbar (‘grain, corn’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 arbar (‘host, army’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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