éimear

éimear

Irish

Alternative forms

• eimear

Etymology

From French émeri.

Noun

éimear m (genitive singular éimir)

1. (mineralogy) emery

Declension

Declension of éimear

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative éimear Vocative a éimir Genitive éimir Dative éimear

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-éimear Genitive an éimir Dative leis an éimear don éimear

Derived terms

• ceirt éimir f, éadach éimir m (“emery-cloth”)
• páipéar éimir m (“emery-paper”)
• roth éimir m (“emery-wheel”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éimear	n-éimear	héimear	t-éimear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éimear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “emery” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Entries containing “éimear” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.