uair

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uəɾʲ/ === Noun === uair f (genitive singular uaire, nominative plural uaireanta or uaire) hour time (instance or occurrence) ==== Usage notes ==== Uair has the irregular count plural uaire, which undergoes spontaneous h-prothesis with trí through sé: trí huaire ― three hours; three times cúig huaire ― five hours; five times seacht n-uaire ― seven hours; seven times ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural: uaireanna ==== Synonyms ==== (hour): uair an chloig ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “uair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 770 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Middle Irish == === Noun === uair alternative spelling of úair === Mutation === == Old Irish == === Noun === uair alternative spelling of úair === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uəɾʲ/; (Lewis) [ʉɤð] === Noun === uair f (genitive singular uarach, plural uairean) hour o'clock time time (instance or occurrence) uair no dhà ― once or twice uair a thìde no dhà ― (for) an hour or two time (duration of a given day that has passed; moment as indicated by a clock) ==== Synonyms ==== (time): àm, tìde, tìm, ùine ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===