fínéagar

Irish

Alternative forms

• bhínéagar, bhínéagra, bhínéigre, finéagra, fínéagra, vinéigre

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínégra m, from Old French vinaigre, from Latin vīnum ācre (literally “sour wine”).

Noun

fínéagar m (genitive singular fínéagair)

1. vinegar

Declension

Declension of fínéagar (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fínéagar vocative a fhínéagair genitive fínéagair dative fínéagar forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fínéagar genitive an fhínéagair dative leis an bhfínéagar don fhínéagar

Derived terms

• braichfhínéagar, fínéagar braiche (“malt vinegar”)
• fínéagar balsamach (“balsamic vinegar”)
• fínéagar ceirtlise, fínéagar leann úll, fínéagar saghdair (“cider vinegar”)
• fínéagar fíona (“wine vinegar”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of fínéagar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fínéagar	fhínéagar	bhfínéagar

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) “fínéagar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fínégra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fínéagar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fínéagar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024