athdháir
Irish
Alternative forms
- adáir
Etymology
From Old Irish athdáir (“re-bulling”), from dáir (“bulling”), from dairid (“bulls”, verb); synchronically, ath- (“re-, again”) + dáir (“heat”).
Noun
athdháir f (genitive singular athdhárach)
- recurrent heat in cattle
Declension
Declension of athdháir
Fifth declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
athdháir | n-athdháir | hathdháir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "athdháir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “athdáir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.