tuar

See also: tüär

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish túar (“cultivation”).

Noun

tuar m (genitive singular tuair, nominative plural tuartha)

    1. dung, manure
    2. manuring of land; manured land
    1. cattle-field; sheep-run
    2. pasture, lea
Declension
Declension of tuar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tuar tuartha
Vocative a thuair a thuartha
Genitive tuair tuartha
Dative tuar tuartha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tuar na tuartha
Genitive an tuair na dtuartha
Dative leis an tuar

don tuar

 leis na tuartha
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish túaraid (“to presage”).

Verb

tuar (present analytic tuarann, future analytic tuarfaidh, verbal noun tuar, past participle tuartha)

  1. (transitive) augur, forebode presage
  2. (transitive) deserve, merit
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present tuaraim tuarann tú;
tuarair†		 tuarann sé, sí tuaraimid tuarann sibh tuarann siad;
tuaraid†		 a thuarann; a thuaras /
a dtuarann*; a dtuaras*		 tuartar
past thuar mé; thuaras thuar tú; thuarais thuar sé, sí thuaramar; thuar muid thuar sibh; thuarabhair thuar siad; thuaradar a thuar /
ar thuar*		 tuaradh
past habitual thuarainn thuartá thuaradh sé, sí thuaraimis; thuaradh muid thuaradh sibh thuaraidís; thuaradh siad a thuaradh /
ar thuaradh*		 thuartaí
future tuarfaidh mé;
tuarfad		 tuarfaidh tú;
tuarfair†		 tuarfaidh sé, sí tuarfaimid;
tuarfaidh muid		 tuarfaidh sibh tuarfaidh siad;
tuarfaid†		 a thuarfaidh; a thuarfas /
a dtuarfaidh*; a dtuarfas*		 tuarfar
conditional thuarfainn / dtuarfainn‡‡ thuarfá / dtuarfᇇ thuarfadh sé, sí / dtuarfadh sé, s퇇 thuarfaimis; thuarfadh muid / dtuarfaimis‡‡; dtuarfadh muid‡‡ thuarfadh sibh / dtuarfadh sibh‡‡ thuarfaidís; thuarfadh siad / dtuarfaidís‡‡; dtuarfadh siad‡‡ a thuarfadh /
ar thuarfadh*		 thuarfaí / dtuarfa퇇
subjunctive present go dtuara mé;
go dtuarad†		 go dtuara tú;
go dtuarair†		 go dtuara sé, sí go dtuaraimid;
go dtuara muid		 go dtuara sibh go dtuara siad;
go dtuaraid†		 — go dtuartar
past dá dtuarainn dá dtuartá dá dtuaradh sé, sí dá dtuaraimis;
dá dtuaradh muid		 dá dtuaradh sibh dá dtuaraidís;
dá dtuaradh siad		 — dá dtuartaí
imperative tuaraim tuar tuaradh sé, sí tuaraimis tuaraigí;
tuaraidh†		 tuaraidís — tuartar
verbal noun tuar
past participle tuartha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish túar (“presaging”), verbal noun of túaraid (“to presage”).

Noun

tuar m (genitive singular tuair, nominative plural tuartha)

  1. verbal noun of tuar
  2. sign, omen
Declension
Declension of tuar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tuar tuartha
Vocative a thuair a thuartha
Genitive tuair tuartha
Dative tuar tuartha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tuar na tuartha
Genitive an tuair na dtuartha
Dative leis an tuar

don tuar

 leis na tuartha
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • dea-thuar (“good omen”)
  • tuarúil (“presaging; portentous, ominous”, adjective)

Etymology 4

Verb

tuar (present analytic tuarann, future analytic tuarfaidh, verbal noun tuar, past participle tuartha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) bleach; blanch whiten
  2. (transitive, intransitive) season
    1. dry by exposure
    2. inure
    3. sate, weary (de (“with”))
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present tuaraim tuarann tú;
tuarair†		 tuarann sé, sí tuaraimid tuarann sibh tuarann siad;
tuaraid†		 a thuarann; a thuaras /
a dtuarann*; a dtuaras*		 tuartar
past thuar mé; thuaras thuar tú; thuarais thuar sé, sí thuaramar; thuar muid thuar sibh; thuarabhair thuar siad; thuaradar a thuar /
ar thuar*		 tuaradh
past habitual thuarainn thuartá thuaradh sé, sí thuaraimis; thuaradh muid thuaradh sibh thuaraidís; thuaradh siad a thuaradh /
ar thuaradh*		 thuartaí
future tuarfaidh mé;
tuarfad		 tuarfaidh tú;
tuarfair†		 tuarfaidh sé, sí tuarfaimid;
tuarfaidh muid		 tuarfaidh sibh tuarfaidh siad;
tuarfaid†		 a thuarfaidh; a thuarfas /
a dtuarfaidh*; a dtuarfas*		 tuarfar
conditional thuarfainn / dtuarfainn‡‡ thuarfá / dtuarfᇇ thuarfadh sé, sí / dtuarfadh sé, s퇇 thuarfaimis; thuarfadh muid / dtuarfaimis‡‡; dtuarfadh muid‡‡ thuarfadh sibh / dtuarfadh sibh‡‡ thuarfaidís; thuarfadh siad / dtuarfaidís‡‡; dtuarfadh siad‡‡ a thuarfadh /
ar thuarfadh*		 thuarfaí / dtuarfa퇇
subjunctive present go dtuara mé;
go dtuarad†		 go dtuara tú;
go dtuarair†		 go dtuara sé, sí go dtuaraimid;
go dtuara muid		 go dtuara sibh go dtuara siad;
go dtuaraid†		 — go dtuartar
past dá dtuarainn dá dtuartá dá dtuaradh sé, sí dá dtuaraimis;
dá dtuaradh muid		 dá dtuaradh sibh dá dtuaraidís;
dá dtuaradh siad		 — dá dtuartaí
imperative tuaraim tuar tuaradh sé, sí tuaraimis tuaraigí;
tuaraidh†		 tuaraidís — tuartar
verbal noun tuar
past participle tuartha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

  • Alternative verbal noun: tuaradh
Derived terms
  • tuarachán (“(act of) bleaching”)
  • tuarghort (“bleach-field”)
  • tuarlofa (“decayed from over-exposure on ground”)

Etymology 5

Noun

tuar m (genitive singular tuair, nominative plural tuartha)

  1. verbal noun of tuar (“bleach; blanch, whiten; season; dry by exposure; inure; sate, weary”)
  2. bleaching-green
Declension
Declension of tuar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tuar tuartha
Vocative a thuair a thuartha
Genitive tuair tuartha
Dative tuar tuartha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tuar na tuartha
Genitive an tuair na dtuartha
Dative leis an tuar

don tuar

 leis na tuartha
Alternative forms
  • tuaradh

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

Further reading
  • "tuar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 túar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 túar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 túaraid, túairid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 túaraid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “tuar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “tuar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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