nádúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātūra (“birth, origin, natural constitution or quality”), via either British Vulgar Latin or Old Welsh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠaːd̪ˠuːɾˠ/

Noun

nádúr m (genitive singular nádúir, nominative plural nádúir)

1. nature (of a person, of materials)

Declension

Declension of nádúr (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative nádúr nádúir vocative a nádúir a nádúra genitive nádúir nádúr dative nádúr nádúir forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an nádúr na nádúir genitive an nádúir na nádúr dative leis an nádúr don nádúr leis na nádúir

Synonyms

• (of a person): dúchas
• (of materials): cineál

Derived terms

• Nádúr an Bhúda
• nádúrtha

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nádúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nádúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nádúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025