eadra

Irish

Alternative forms

  • eadarshudh, eadarshuth, eadarthráth, eadradh, eatramh

Etymology

From Middle Irish etrud. Possibly connected with Old Irish eter (“between”) (whence idir and Scottish Gaelic eadar), though this may be folk etymology. The spelling eadarshudh/eadarshuth (literally “between-sitting”) is certainly folk-etymological. The form eadarthráth goes back to Middle Irish etarthráth (“noontide, midday”, literally “between-time”) and may originally be etymologically distinct.

Pronunciation

Noun

eadra m (genitive singular eadra, nominative plural eadraí)

  1. milking time (especially in the morning or late morning)
  2. the time spent grazing by cattle before milking
  3. (rare) noon
    Synonyms: meán lae, nóin

Declension

Derived terms

  • codail go headra (“to sleep late”)
  • déan an t-eadra (“to tend cattle during the morning grazing”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eadra n-eadra headra not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 71

Further reading

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