cuar
Friulian
Alternative forms
- cuâr (alternative orthography)
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cúar, from Proto-Celtic *kukros (“curved”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, see also Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook”).
Adjective
cuar (genitive singular masculine cuair, genitive singular feminine cuaire, plural cuara, comparative cuaire)
Declension
Declension of cuar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cuar | chuar | cuara; chuara² | |
Vocative | chuair | cuara | ||
Genitive | cuaire | cuara | cuar | |
Dative | cuar; chuar¹ |
chuar; chuair (archaic) |
cuara; chuara² | |
Comparative | níos cuaire | |||
Superlative | is cuaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
cuar m (genitive singular cuair, nominative plural cuair)
- curve
- (nautical) catenary
- Synonym: cuar slabhra
Declension
Declension of cuar
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cuarbhóthar
- cuairín
Related terms
- cuarán (“sandal”)
Verb
cuar (present analytic cuarann, future analytic cuarfaidh, verbal noun cuaradh, past participle cuartha)
Conjugation
conjugation of cuar (first conjugation – A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | cuaraim | cuarann tú; cuarair† |
cuarann sé, sí | cuaraimid | cuarann sibh | cuarann siad; cuaraid† |
a chuarann; a chuaras / a gcuarann*; a gcuaras* |
cuartar |
past | chuar mé; chuaras | chuar tú; chuarais | chuar sé, sí | chuaramar; chuar muid | chuar sibh; chuarabhair | chuar siad; chuaradar | a chuar / ar chuar* |
cuaradh | |
past habitual | chuarainn / gcuarainn‡‡ | chuartá / gcuartᇇ | chuaradh sé, sí / gcuaradh sé, s퇇 | chuaraimis; chuaradh muid / gcuaraimis‡‡; gcuaradh muid‡‡ | chuaradh sibh / gcuaradh sibh‡‡ | chuaraidís; chuaradh siad / gcuaraidís‡‡; gcuaradh siad‡‡ | a chuaradh / a gcuaradh* |
chuartaí / gcuarta퇇 | |
future | cuarfaidh mé; cuarfad |
cuarfaidh tú; cuarfair† |
cuarfaidh sé, sí | cuarfaimid; cuarfaidh muid |
cuarfaidh sibh | cuarfaidh siad; cuarfaid† |
a chuarfaidh; a chuarfas / a gcuarfaidh*; a gcuarfas* |
cuarfar | |
conditional | chuarfainn / gcuarfainn‡‡ | chuarfá / gcuarfᇇ | chuarfadh sé, sí / gcuarfadh sé, s퇇 | chuarfaimis; chuarfadh muid / gcuarfaimis‡‡; gcuarfadh muid‡‡ | chuarfadh sibh / gcuarfadh sibh‡‡ | chuarfaidís; chuarfadh siad / gcuarfaidís‡‡; gcuarfadh siad‡‡ | a chuarfadh / a gcuarfadh* |
chuarfaí / gcuarfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go gcuara mé; go gcuarad† |
go gcuara tú; go gcuarair† |
go gcuara sé, sí | go gcuaraimid; go gcuara muid |
go gcuara sibh | go gcuara siad; go gcuaraid† |
— | go gcuartar |
past | dá gcuarainn | dá gcuartá | dá gcuaradh sé, sí | dá gcuaraimis; dá gcuaradh muid |
dá gcuaradh sibh | dá gcuaraidís; dá gcuaradh siad |
— | dá gcuartaí | |
imperative | cuaraim | cuar | cuaradh sé, sí | cuaraimis | cuaraigí; cuaraidh† |
cuaraidís | — | cuartar | |
verbal noun | cuaradh | ||||||||
past participle | cuartha |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cuar | chuar | gcuar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “kukro”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 228
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cuar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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