acaire

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Irish

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Noun

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acaire m (genitive singular acaire, nominative plural acairí)

  1. Alternative form of acra (acre)
  2. Alternative form of acra (tool, implement; service, convenience)
  3. Alternative form of ancaire (anchor)

Declension

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Declension of acaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative acaire acairí
vocative a acaire a acairí
genitive acaire acairí
dative acaire acairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-acaire na hacairí
genitive an acaire na n-acairí
dative leis an acaire
don acaire
leis na hacairí

Mutation

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Mutated forms of acaire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acaire n-acaire hacaire t-acaire

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

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Scots acre, acker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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acaire f (genitive singular acaire, plural acairean)

  1. acre (0.404686 hectare)

Mutation

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Mutation of acaire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acaire n-acaire h-acaire t-acaire

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