úar

Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːə̯rʲ/

Noun

úar f

1. hour, time, occasion
   • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

     I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.

     At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uːa̯rʲ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

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