English

Noun

fuar ‎(plural fuars)

1. Alternative form of feuar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Proto-Celtic *owgros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ ‎(oyc)). The initial f- of Modern Irish comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠuəɾˠ/

Adjective

fuar ‎(genitive singular masculine fuair, genitive singular feminine fuaire, plural fuara, comparative fuaire)

1. cold
2. apathetic
3. without interest
4. uncooked

Declension

Synonyms

• (cold): dearóil
• (apathetic): fuarchúiseach, marbh, patuar, suanach
• (uncooked): amh

Related terms

• adhfhuar ‎(“very cold”, adjective)

Mutation

References

• "fuar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 úar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úar, from Proto-Celtic *owgros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ ‎(oyc)). The initial f- of Scottish Gaelic comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuər/

Adjective

fuar

1. cold, chilly, bleak, frigid, sober, stingy
2. stinging

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 úar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.