uair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uəɾʲ/

Noun

uair f (genitive singular uaire, nominative plural uaireanta or uaire)

  1. hour
  2. time (instance or occurrence)

Usage notes

After dhá (“two”), the singular form is used. After a numeral higher than two, a count plural uaire is used. This form undergoes h-prothesis after trí and sé. It is eclipsed from seacht up to deich.

  • dhá uair ― two hours
  • trí huaire ― three hours
  • seacht n-uaire ― seven hours

Declension

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Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uair n-uair huair not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).

Noun

uair f (genitive singular uarach, plural uairean)

  1. hour
  2. o'clock
  3. time (instance or occurrence)
    B’ e a’ chiad uair a chunnaic mi iad.
    That was the first time I saw them.
    Choisinn e ceithir uair ann.
    He walked there four times.
    Seo an uair mu dheireadh a tha mi gad chuideachadh!
    This is the last time I’m helping you!
    uair no dhà
    once or twice
    uair a thìde no dhà
    (for) an hour or two

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References

  • “2 úar, úair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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