goldar

Irish

Alternative forms

• guldar

Etymology

Unknown; first attested in the 20th century. Perhaps ultimately from Old Norse galdr (“magical chanting”), though in that case earlier attestation would be expected.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌl̪ˠd̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

goldar m (genitive singular goldair)

1. (Ulster) roar, loud noise

   Synonym: búir

Declension

Declension of goldar (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative goldar vocative a gholdair genitive goldair dative goldar forms with the definite article case singular nominative an goldar genitive an gholdair dative leis an ngoldar don gholdar

Mutation

Mutated forms of goldar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
goldar	gholdar	ngoldar

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

Further reading

• “goldar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “guldar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79