adhfhuaire
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish adúaire f (“intense cold”), from ad- + úaire, fúaire f (“coldness, cold”) (modern fuaire).
Noun
adhfhuaire f (genitive singular adhfhuaire)
- extreme coldness
Declension
Declension of adhfhuaire
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- adhfhuar (“very cold”, adjective)
Adjective
adhfhuaire
- genitive singular feminine of adhfhuar
- comparative degree of adhfhuar
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adhfhuaire | n-adhfhuaire | hadhfhuaire | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "adhfhuaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “adúaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.