gadhar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gadar (beagle, hunting dog), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑi(ə)ɾˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɡəiɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡeːɾˠ/, (older) /ɡɤːɾˠ/

Noun

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, nominative plural gadhair)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: , madadh, madra

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gadhar ghadhar ngadhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 196, page 98

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gadar (beagle, hunting dog), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɤ.əɾ/

Noun

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, plural gadhair or gadhrain)

  1. lurcher (crossbreed dog)
  2. (archaic) greyhound
  3. mastiff

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gadharghadhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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