acaire

Irish

Noun

acaire m (genitive singular acaire, nominative plural acairí)

  1. alternative form of acra (“acre”)
  2. alternative form of acra (“tool, implement; service, convenience”)
  3. alternative form of ancaire (“anchor”)

Declension

Declension of acaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative acaire acairí
vocative a acaire a acairí
genitive acaire acairí
dative acaire acairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-acaire na hacairí
genitive an acaire na n-acairí
dative leis an acaire
don acaire 		leis na hacairí

Mutation

Mutated forms of acaire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acaire n-acaire hacaire t-acaire

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Scots acre, acker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxkɪɾʲə/

Noun

acaire f (genitive singular acaire, plural acairean)

  1. acre (0.404686 hectare)

Mutation

Mutation of acaire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acaire n-acaire h-acaire t-acaire

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

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