radharc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rodarc, radarc m (“sight”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɑɪ(ə)ɾˠk/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːɾˠk/, (older) /ɾˠɤːɾˠk/

Noun

radharc m (genitive singular radhairc, nominative plural radhairc)

1. sight
2. faculty of sight, vision
3. range of vision
4. look
5. prospect, view
6. thing seen
7. remarkable sight
8. (theater) scene
9. (anatomy) eye(s)

Declension

Declension of radharc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative radharc radhairc vocative a radhairc a radharca genitive radhairc radharc dative radharc radhairc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an radharc na radhairc genitive an radhairc na radharc dative leis an radharc don radharc leis na radhairc

Derived terms

• dallradharc m (“short-sightedness”)
• díle mo radhairc (“as far as I can see”)
• dul as radharc (“to disappear”)
• dul ó radharc (“to disappear”)
• éagsúlacht radhairc (“variety of scenery”)
• fad radhairc (“length of vision”)
• gearr-radharc m (“short-sightedness”)
• giorra radhairc f (“short-sightedness”)
• grinneas radhairc (“acuteness of sight”)
• lagú radhairc (“dimming of eyesight”)
• líon radhairc m (“eyebright”)
• lorgán radhairc m (“view-finder”)
• mallachar radhairc (“dimness of sight”)
• milleadh radhairc (“destruction of view”)
• néaróg radhairc f (“visual nerve”)
• nochtadh radhairc (“opening out of view”)
• radharc a fháil (“to get a look (at)”)
• radharc a fheiceáil (“to get a look (at)”)
• radharc mara m (“seascape”)
• radharc na súl m (“eyesight”)
• radharc tíre m (“landscape”)
• radharcach (“visual, optical”, adjective)
• radharcaimsitheoir m (“view-finder”)
• radharceolaí m (“optician”)
• radharceolaíocht f (“optics”)
• radharcra m (“scenery”)
• raon radhairc (“range of vision”)
• réim radhairc m (“field of vision”)
• réimse radhairc (“field of vision”)
• roisnín radhairc m (“eyebright”)
• saobhadh radhairc (“distortion of sight”)
• seachmall radhairc (“optical illusion”)
• teacht i radharc (“to come in sight”)

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fradharc (more usual form)

Etymology

From Old Irish rodarc, radarc m (“sight, vision”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrˠɤː.əɾk/

Noun

radharc m (genitive singular radhairc, no plural)

1. power of vision, eyesight

   Synonym: lèirsinn

2. view, prospect
3. (anatomy, Lewis) pupil (of the eye)

Derived terms

• cùl-radharc m (“retrospection, looking behind; circumspection”)
• sùil-radharc m (“fascination; foresight; sense of sight, vision; fate”)
• sùl-radharc m (“eyesight; foresight; fate; fascination”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “radharc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rodarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language