goldar

Irish

Alternative forms

  • guldar

Etymology

Unknown; first attested in the 20th century. Perhaps ultimately from Old Norse galdr (“magical chanting”), though in that case earlier attestation would be expected.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌl̪ˠd̪ˠəɾˠ/[1]

Noun

goldar m (genitive singular goldair)

  1. (Ulster) roar, loud noise
    Synonym: búir

Declension

Declension of goldar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative goldar
vocative a gholdair
genitive goldair
dative goldar
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an goldar
genitive an gholdair
dative leis an ngoldar
don gholdar

Mutation

Mutated forms of goldar
radical lenition eclipsis
goldar gholdar ngoldar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 209, page 79

Further reading

  • “goldar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “guldar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 579; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
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