Contionary:huaır

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Via Goidelic úar, from Latin hōra.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /huːə̯rʲ/ [huˑɘ̯ɹ]

Inflection of huaır
 Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ.  sɢ. ᴘʟ. ᴄᴏʟ.
ɴᴏᴍ.  huaır(ɴ)  huaıreʟ  huaraʜ
ɢᴇɴ.  huaraʜ  huaırɴ  huarʟ
ᴀᴛ.  huaıreʟ  huaraıb   huaraıb 
ᴏᴄ.  huarʟ  huaırʟ  huaraʟ

Noun

huaır (runic:ᚺᚢᚭᛧ)

  1. A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
  2. (dated) A period of time equal to one-sixth of a solar day (i.e. roughly four hours); a canonical hour.
    synonym: eytta
  3. (more loosely; somewhat poetic) A moment in time of any length.

Usage notes

Irregular according to the Bésgnae Béırle;
Bernthaler groups this along with several other such nouns into a declension she descibes as "Überrestliche rhotische Deklination."

See also