spadhar

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

spadhar m (genitive singular spadhair, nominative plural spadhair)

1. fit (of temper); impulse

   Synonym: taghd

   Bhuail spadhar í. ― A sudden impulse seized her.

Declension

Declension of spadhar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative spadhar spadhair vocative a spadhair a spadhara genitive spadhair spadhar dative spadhar spadhair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an spadhar na spadhair genitive an spadhair na spadhar dative leis an spadhar don spadhar leis na spadhair

Derived terms

• spadhrúil

Further reading

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