fuaire

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfˠuəɾʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːɾʲə/[1], /ˈfˠuːɾʲə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish úaire. By surface analysis, fuar +‎ -e.

Noun

fuaire f (genitive singular fuaire)

  1. cold, coldness
    Synonym: fuacht
Declension
Declension of fuaire (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative fuaire
vocative a fhuaire
genitive fuaire
dative fuaire
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fhuaire
genitive na fuaire
dative leis an bhfuaire
don fhuaire
Alternative forms
  • fuaireacht
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fuaire

  1. inflection of fuar:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of fuaire
radical lenition eclipsis
fuaire fhuaire bhfuaire

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29
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