Contionary:huaır
Middle Annerish
Etymology
Via Goidelic úar, from Latin hōra.
Pronunciation
(Annerish) IPA: /huːə̯rʲ/ [huˑɘ̯ɹ]
| Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ. | ɴᴏᴍ. | ɢᴇɴ. | ᴅᴀᴛ. | ᴠᴏᴄ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sɢ. | huaır(ɴ) | huaraʜ | huaıreʟ | huarʟ |
| ᴘʟ. | huaıreʟ | huaırɴ | huaraıb | huaırʟ |
| ᴄᴏʟ. | huaraʜ | huarʟ | huaraʟ |
Noun
huaır (runic:ᚺᚢᚭᛧ)
- A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
- (dated) A canonical hour.
- synonym: eytta
- (more loosely; somewhat poet.) A moment in time of any length.
ɴ.ʙ.
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."