eadra

== Irish == === Alternative forms === eadarshudh, eadarshuth, eadartha, eadarthráth, eadradh, eatramh === Etymology === From Middle Irish etrud. Possibly connected with Old Irish eter (“between”) (whence idir and Scottish Gaelic eadar), though this may be folk etymology. The spelling eadarshudh/eadarshuth (literally “between-sitting”) is certainly folk-etymological. The form eadarthráth goes back to Middle Irish etarthráth (“noontide, midday”, literally “between-time”) and may originally be etymologically distinct. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈad̪ˠəɾˠhə/ (corresponding to the form eadartha) (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈad̪ˠ(ə)ɾˠə/ === Noun === eadra m (genitive singular eadra, nominative plural eadraí) milking time (especially in the morning or late morning) the time spent grazing by cattle before milking (rare) noon Synonyms: meán lae, nóin ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== codail go headra (“to sleep late”) déan an t-eadra (“to tend cattle during the morning grazing”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “etarthráth?”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “eadarṡuḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 274 Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “eadradh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 387; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eadra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN