ábhar

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈəuɾˠ/ (Cork, Kerry) IPA(key): (“cause”) /ˈauɾˠ/, /ˈouɾˠ/; (“amount; some, few”) /ˈɑːvˠəɾˠ/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɑːwəɾˠ/, /ˈaːwəɾˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish adbar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic adhbhar and Manx oyr. ==== Alternative forms ==== abhar (Munster, in the sense “cause, matter”; distinguished from ábhar (“some, few, a certain amount”)) adhbhar (superseded) ==== Noun ==== ábhar m (genitive singular ábhair, nominative plural ábhair) matter, material makings, potential qualities cause, reason subject, topic object matter, pus (Munster) some, few, a certain amount ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish ábur, from Old Norse háborur (“rowlocks”) ==== Alternative forms ==== ádhbhar (influenced by etymology 1) ==== Noun ==== ábhar m (genitive singular ábhair, nominative plural ábhair) (nautical) the part of an oar that fits into its berth; bed of a rowlock === Declension === === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ábhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “aḋḃar (cause, material); áḋḃar (rowlock)”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 7; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ábhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “ábhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026