gaobhar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps an alteration of gaire.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡeːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːwəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːwəɾˠ/, (older) /ˈɡɯːwəɾˠ/

Noun

gaobhar m (genitive singular gaobhair, nominative plural gaobhair)

  1. proximity, nearness, vicinity

Declension

Declension of gaobhar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gaobhar gaobhair
vocative a ghaobhair a ghaobhara
genitive gaobhair gaobhar
dative gaobhar gaobhair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gaobhar na gaobhair
genitive an ghaobhair na ngaobhar
dative leis an ngaobhar
don ghaobhar 		leis na gaobhair

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaobhar
radical lenition eclipsis
gaobhar ghaobhar ngaobhar

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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