leathuair

Irish

Alternative forms

• leath-uair (superseded)

Etymology

leath- (“half”) +‎ uair (“hour”)

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲaˌuəɾʲ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲæfˠoːɾʲ/ (as if spelled leafóir)

Noun

leathuair f (genitive singular leathuaire, nominative plural leathuaire)

1. half-hour

   leathuair tar éis a dó ― half past two

Declension

Declension of leathuair (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative leathuair leathuaire vocative a leathuair a leathuaire genitive leathuaire leathuaire dative leathuair leathuaire forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leathuair na leathuaire genitive na leathuaire na leathuaire dative leis an leathuair don leathuair leis na leathuaire

Further reading

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