tobar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish topar, from Old Irish topur.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔbˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌbˠəɾˠ/

Noun

tobar m (genitive singular tobair, nominative plural toibreacha)

1. well
2. spring

Declension

Declension of tobar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tobar toibreacha vocative a thobair a thoibreacha genitive tobair toibreacha dative tobar toibreacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tobar na toibreacha genitive an tobair na dtoibreacha dative leis an tobar don tobar leis na toibreacha

• Obsolete nominative plural: tobair

Synonyms

• tiobraid

Mutation

Mutated forms of tobar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tobar	thobar	dtobar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tobar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 738
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tobar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tobar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tobar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish topur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰopəɾ/

Noun

tobar m or f (genitive singular tobair, plural tobrachan)

1. A cistern, a fountain
2. A well, a spring
3. A source, origin

Derived terms

• Tobar Mhoire