púdar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman poudre, from Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”).

Noun

púdar m (genitive singular púdair, nominative plural púdair)

powder, dust
1. gunpowder
  Comhcheilg an Phúdair
  The Gunpowder Plot

Declension

Declension of púdar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	púdar	púdair
Vocative	a phúdair	a phúdara
Genitive	púdair	púdar
Dative	púdar	púdair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an púdar	na púdair
Genitive	an phúdair	na bpúdar
Dative	leis an bpúdar don phúdar	leis na púdair

Synonyms

(gunpowder): púdar gunna

Derived terms

Terms derived from púdar

giolla púdair m (“powder-monkey”)
púdar airgid m (“plate-powder”)
púdar bácála m (“baking-powder”)
púdar curaí m (“curry powder”)
púdar fiacla m (“tooth-powder”)

púdar fiaigh m (“sporting powder”)
púdar péisteanna m (“worm-powder”)
púdar snua m, snuaphúdar m (“face-powder”)
púdar splaince m (“flash-powder”)
púdar tuaracháin m (“bleaching powder”)

púdrach (“powdery; powdered”, adjective)
púdracht f (“powderiness”)
púdraigh (“pulverize”, verb)
púdráil (“powder, apply powder to”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
púdar	phúdar	bpúdar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"púdar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“púdar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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