Irish
Etymology
From French émeri.
Noun
éimear m (genitive singular éimir)
- (mineralogy) emery
Declension
Declension of éimear (first declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- ceirt éimir f, éadach éimir m (“emery-cloth”)
- páipéar éimir m (“emery-paper”)
- roth éimir m (“emery-wheel”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of éimear
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eclipsis |
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with t-prothesis
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| éimear
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n-éimear
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héimear
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t-éimear
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éimear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “emery”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éimear”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm