arbhar
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish arbar n (“grain, corn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair or arbha)
- 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
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative declension
Declension of arbhar
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- arbhar Indiach m (“maize, corn”)
- calóga arbhair f pl (“cornflakes”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with 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 arbar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “arḃar” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "arbhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish arbar n (“grain, corn”).
Noun
arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)
- 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”).
Noun
arbhar m (genitive singular arbhair)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “1 arbar (‘grain, corn’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 arbar (‘host, army’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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