rothar

Irish

Etymology

From roth (“wheel”) +‎ -ar (collective suffix) [from 19th c.].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɔhəɾˠ/

Noun

rothar m (genitive singular rothair, nominative plural rothair)

1. bicycle

Declension

Declension of rothar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative rothar rothair vocative a rothair a rothara genitive rothair rothar dative rothar rothair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an rothar na rothair genitive an rothair na rothar dative leis an rothar don rothar leis na rothair

Derived terms

• bealach rothaíochta (“cycleway”)
• bothán rothar (“bike shed”)
• gluaisrothar (“motorbicycle; motorcycle”)
• lána rothar (“bicycle lane”)
• raca rothar (“bicycle rack”)
• raon rothar (“cycle path, cycle track”)
• rian rothar (“cycle path, cycle track”)
• rothar aclaíochta (“exercise bike”)
• rothar beirte (“tandem bicycle”)
• rothar bóthair (“road bike”)
• rothar gluaiste (“motorbicycle; motorcycle”)
• rothar hibrideach (“hybrid bike”)
• rothar sléibhe (“mountain bike”)
• rothar smúitraoin (“dirt bike”)
• rothar tandaim (“tandem bicycle”)
• rothar-raon (“cycle path, cycle track”)
• rotharbhealach (“bicycle lane”)
• seid rothar (“bike shed”)
• siopa rothar (“cycle shop”)
• slí rothar (“cycleway”)

 

Further reading

• “rothar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rothar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rothar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rothar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Middle English

Noun

rothar

1. Alternative form of rother (“rudder”)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From roth (“wheel”).

Noun

rothar m (genitive singular rothair, plural rotharan)

1. cycle
2. bagpipe chanter

Derived terms

• rothar dà-chuibhleach (“bicycle”)
• rothar trì-rothan (“tricycle”)

Related terms

• (cycle): rothaiche, rothaidhe (“cyclist”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “rothar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN