Contionary:huaır

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Via Goidelic úar, from Latin hōra.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /huːə̯rʲ/ [huˑɘ̯ɹ]

Inflection of huaır

Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	huaır(ɴ)	huaraʜ	huaıreʟ	huarʟ
ᴘʟ.	huaıreʟ	huaırɴ	—	huaırʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	huaraʜ	huarʟ		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

According to the Bésgnae Béırle this noun belongs to the second declension despite its irregularities;
Bernthaler groups this along with several other such nouns into a declension she descibes as "Überrestliche rhotische Deklination."

See also

• bfae