fínéagar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínégra m, from Old French vinaigre, from Latin vīnum ācre (literally “sour wine”).

Noun

fínéagar m (genitive singular fínéagair)

  1. vinegar

Declension

Declension of fínéagar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative fínéagar
vocative a fhínéagair
genitive fínéagair
dative fínéagar
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fínéagar
genitive an fhínéagair
dative leis an bhfínéagar
don fhínéagar

Derived terms

  • braichfhínéagar, fínéagar braiche (“malt vinegar”)
  • fínéagar balsamach (“balsamic vinegar”)
  • fínéagar ceirtlise, fínéagar leann úll, fínéagar saghdair (“cider vinegar”)
  • fínéagar fíona (“wine vinegar”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fínéagar
radical lenition eclipsis
fínéagar fhínéagar bhfínéagar

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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