údarás

Irish

Alternative forms

  • udaras, udarás, ughdarás, úghdarás, úghdardhás, ughdarrás, ughdarthás (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish augtardas, from Old Irish augtortas, from Latin auctōritās.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠɑːsˠ/, (some young speakers) /uːd̪ˠəˈɾˠɑːsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠɑːsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠasˠ/

Noun

údarás m (genitive singular údaráis, nominative plural údaráis)

  1. authority (power to enforce rules or give orders; government or law enforcement collectively; source of reliable information on a subject; government agency), power
  2. jurisdiction (limits or territory within which authority may be exercised)

Declension

Declension of údarás (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative údarás údaráis
vocative a údaráis a údarása
genitive údaráis údarás
dative údarás údaráis
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-údarás na húdaráis
genitive an údaráis na n-údarás
dative leis an údarás
don údarás
leis na húdaráis

Derived terms

  • údarásach
  • údarásacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of údarás
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
údarás n-údarás húdarás t-údarás

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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