údar
See also: udar
Irish
Alternative forms
- ughdar (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish ugtar, from Old Irish áugtor, from Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠ/
Noun
údar m (genitive singular údair, nominative plural údair)
- author, originator
- source, origin
- Synonym: cúis
- story behind a song
- author, writer
- authority, expert
- authority, reliable evidence
- cause, reason
- fáth
- grounds
- makings (necessary ingredients)
Declension
Declension of údar
First declension
Bare forms:
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- Alternative plural: údaracha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- banúdar (“authoress, female author”)
- bunúdar (“original author; prime mover; primary authority; root cause”)
Related terms
- údarás
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
údar | n-údar | húdar | t-údar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “údar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “augtar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “uġdar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 774
- Entries containing “údar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “údar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.