fínéagar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínégra m, from Old French vinaigre, from Latin vīnum ācre (literally “sour wine”).

Noun

fínéagar m (genitive singular fínéagair)

  1. vinegar

Declension
Declension of fínéagar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative fínéagar
Vocative a fhínéagair
Genitive fínéagair
Dative fínéagar

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an fínéagar
Genitive an fhínéagair
Dative leis an bhfínéagar

don fhínéagar

Derived terms
  • braichfhínéagar, fínéagar braiche (“malt vinegar”)
  • fínéagar balsamach (“balsamic vinegar”)
  • fínéagar ceirtlise, fínéagar leann úll, fínéagar saghdair (“cider vinegar”)
  • fínéagar fíona (“wine vinegar”)

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

Further reading
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