maghar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish magar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˠəiɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠeːɾˠ/, (older) /mˠɤːɾˠ/

Noun

maghar m (genitive singular maghair, nominative plural maghair)

  1. fry (young fish)
    Synonyms: mioniasc, stuifín
  2. sprat (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus)
    Synonyms: salán, stuifín

Declension

Declension of maghar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative maghar maghair
vocative a mhaghair a mhaghara
genitive maghair maghar
dative maghar maghair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an maghar na maghair
genitive an mhaghair na maghar
dative leis an maghar
don mhaghar
leis na maghair

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