fuar

Etymology

From Old Irish úar,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)). The initial f- of Modern Irish comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠuəɾˠ/^[2]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠuəɾˠ/, [fˠɪəɾˠ]^[3]; /fˠiːɾˠ/^[4]

Adjective

fuar (genitive singular masculine fuair, genitive singular feminine fuaire, plural fuara, comparative fuaire)

1. cold

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸu.ər/, [ˈɸu.ar]

Noun

fuär n (genitive unattested)

1. verbal noun of fo·fera: provision, preparation
   • c. 850-875, Turin Glosses and Scholia on St Mark, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 484–94, Tur. 48

     .i. trisin fuarinbudcaid .i. tri Iohain. Fo·ruar inna inbotha .i. do·rigni tochmarc inna ecailse do Chríst.

     i.e. through the bridesman [lit. preparation-of-marriage-(person)], i.e. through John. [John] had prepared the nuptials i.e. he had wooed the Church for Christ.

   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 81^c2

     a fuar inna mbiad [⁊]rl

     the preparation of foods etc.

Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)). The initial f- of Scottish Gaelic comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuəɾ/

Adjective

fuar (comparative fhuaire)

1. cold, chilly, bleak, frigid, sober, stingy
2. stinging

Mutation

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “fuar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology

From French foire, 1930s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuɑ̯ɾ/

Noun

fuar (definite accusative fuarı, plural fuarlar)

1. fair, exposition

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fuar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN