rothar

Irish

Etymology

Compare roth (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɾˠɔhəɾˠ]

Noun

rothar m (genitive singular rothair, nominative plural rothair)

bicycle

Declension

Declension of rothar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rothar	rothair
Vocative	a rothair	a rothara
Genitive	rothair	rothar
Dative	rothar	rothair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an rothar	na rothair
Genitive	an rothair	na rothar
Dative	leis an rothar don rothar	leis na rothair

Derived terms

Derived terms

bealach rothaíochta (“cycleway”)
bothán rothar, seid rothar (“bike shed”)
gluaisrothar, rothar gluaiste (“motorbicycle; motorcycle”)
lána rothar, rotharbhealach (“bicycle lane”)

raca rothar (“bicycle rack”)
raon rothar, rian rothar, rothar-raon (“cycle path, cycle track”)
rothar aclaíochta (“exercise bike, stationary bike”)
rothar beirte, rothar tandaim (“tandem bicycle”)

rotharbhealach, slí rothar (“cycleway”)
rothar bóthair (“road bike”)
rothar hibrideach (“hybrid bike”)
rothar sléibhe (“mountain bike”)

rothar smúitraoin (“dirt bike”)
siopa rothar (“cycle shop”)
slí rothar (“cycleway”)

Further reading

"rothar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “rothar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “rothar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

rothar m (genitive singular rothair, plural rotharan)

cycle
bagpipe chanter

Derived terms

Terms derived from rothar

rothar dà-chuibhleach (“bicycle”)

rothar trì-rothan (“tricycle”)

Related terms

(cycle): rothaiche, rothaidhe (“cyclist”)

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

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