éimear

Irish

Alternative forms

• eimear

Etymology

From French émeri.

Noun

éimear m (genitive singular éimir)

1. (mineralogy) emery

Declension

Declension of éimear (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éimear vocative a éimir genitive éimir dative éimear forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-éimear genitive an éimir dative leis an éimear don éimear

Derived terms

• ceirt éimir f, éadach éimir m (“emery-cloth”)
• páipéar éimir m (“emery-paper”)
• roth éimir m (“emery-wheel”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of éimear

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éimear	n-éimear	héimear	t-éimear

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éimear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “emery”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éimear”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm