ádhbhar, -air, pl. id., m., cause, reason; matter, stuff, material; subject matter to be shaped into form. ádhbhar bróg, the materials for making shoes; ádhbhar sagairt, a person disposed for and preparing for the priesthood; ádhbhar saoir, an apprentice to a mason, etc.; number, quantity; tá ádhbhar maith atá ann, there is a good many of them (M.); means, wealth, providence; tá mo chúrsa gan ádhbhar, my career is improvident. ádhbhar in the sense "stuff," etc., is pron. (in M. at least) adhbhar, but in sense "number, quantity" it is pron. ádhbhar; perhaps they are different words.