# úar
## Middle Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uːə̯rʲ/

### Noun

úar f
* hour, time, occasion
** c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

#### Inflection

* Dative singular: úair

#### Descendants

* Irish: uair
* Manx: oor
* Scottish Gaelic: uair

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [uːa̯rʲ]

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).

#### Adjective

úar
* cold

##### Inflection

o/ā-stem :
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | úar | úar | úar |
| Vocative | úair* úar** | úar | úar |
| Accusative | úar | úair | úar |
| Genitive | úair | úaire | úair |
| Dative | úar | úair | úar |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | Feminine/neuter |
| Nominative | úair | úara | úara |
| Vocative | úaru úara† | úara | úara |
| Accusative | úaru úara† | úara | úara |
| Genitive | úar | úar | úar |
| Dative | úaraib | úaraib | úaraib |
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized |

##### Synonyms

* úarda

##### Derived terms

* úarán

##### Related terms

* úacht
* úaire

##### Descendants

* Irish: fuar
* Manx: feayr
* Scottish Gaelic: fuar

#### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

#### Noun

úar f
* hour, time, occasion

##### Inflection

Feminine ā-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | úar$^L$ | úair$^L$ | úara$^H$ |
| Vocative | úar$^L$ | úair$^L$ | úara$^H$ |
| Accusative | úair$^N$ | úair$^L$ | úara$^H$ |
| Genitive | úaire$^H$ | úar$^L$ | úar$^N$ |
| Dative | úair$^L$ | úaraib | úaraib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

##### Alternative forms

* ór (early)

##### Synonyms

* (time, occasion): fecht, inam
* (hour, time): tráth

##### Descendants

* Middle Irish: úar
** Irish: uair
** Manx: oor
** Scottish Gaelic: uair

#### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úar, úair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language