adbar
Old Irish
Etymology
Perhaps from ad- + the root of feraid (“grant, afford, supply”) and fo·fera (“prepare, provide; cause”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaðvar/
Noun
adbar n
- material, matter (kind of substance)
- c. 850, Karlsruhe Glosses on Augustine, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, p. 8, l. 32:
- adbar glosses elimentum (“element”) [sic]
- c. 875, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 138c3
- isa n-adbar nephdelbaigthe glosses informemque materiam
- into the unformed material
- isa n-adbar nephdelbaigthe glosses informemque materiam
- c. 850, Karlsruhe Glosses on Augustine, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, p. 8, l. 32:
- reason (excuse, explanation; motive for an action or determination; a cause)
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 17d17
- ci ad·cobrinn móidim do dénum ni bói adbar híc
- though I desired to make a boast, there was no cause here
- ci ad·cobrinn móidim do dénum ni bói adbar híc
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 20a9
- rot·bia adbar fáilte
- thou shalt have cause of joy
- rot·bia adbar fáilte
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 17d17
Declension
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | adbarN | adbarN | adbarL, adbara |
| Vocative | adbarN | adbarN | adbarL, adbara |
| Accusative | adbarN | adbarN | adbarL, adbara |
| Genitive | adbairL | adbar | adbarN |
| Dative | adburL | adbaraib | adbaraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: ábhar
- Manx: oyr
- Scottish Gaelic: adhbhar
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| adbar | unchanged | n-adbar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Holger Pedersen, Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 1913, vol. II, p. 518
- “adbar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.