uaireadóir
Irish
Etymology
uair (“hour”) + -adóir; compare Scottish Gaelic uaireadair
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /uəɾʲəˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuəɾʲəd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɾʲəd̪ˠɔɾʲ/
Noun
uaireadóir m (genitive singular uaireadóra, nominative plural uaireadóirí)
- watch (portable or wearable timepiece)
Declension
Declension of uaireadóir
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- uaireadóireacht
- uaireadóirí
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaireadóir | n-uaireadóir | huaireadóir | t-uaireadóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "uaireadóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.