púdar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman poudre, from Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”).

Noun

púdar m (genitive singular púdair, nominative plural púdair)

  1. powder, dust
    1. gunpowder
      Comhcheilg an Phúdair
      The Gunpowder Plot

Declension
Declension of púdar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative púdar púdair
Vocative a phúdair a phúdara
Genitive púdair púdar
Dative púdar púdair

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an púdar na púdair
Genitive an phúdair na bpúdar
Dative leis an bpúdar

don phúdar

 leis na púdair

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • giolla púdair m (“powder-monkey”)
  • púdar airgid m (“plate-powder”)
  • púdar bácála m (“baking-powder”)
  • púdar curaí m (“curry powder”)
  • púdar fiacla m (“tooth-powder”)
  • púdar fiaigh m (“sporting powder”)
  • púdar péisteanna m (“worm-powder”)
  • púdar snua m, snuaphúdar m (“face-powder”)
  • púdar splaince m (“flash-powder”)
  • púdar tuaracháin m (“bleaching powder”)
  • púdrach (“powdery; powdered”, adjective)
  • púdracht f (“powderiness”)
  • púdraigh (“pulverize”, verb)
  • púdráil (“powder, apply powder to”, verb)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
púdar phúdar bpúdar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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