faobhar
Irish
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠeːɾˠ/, [fˠëːɾˠ][1]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːvˠəɾˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːwəɾˠ/[3]
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).
Noun
editfaobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, nominative plural faobhair)
- sharp edge (literal and figurative)
- edge
- sharp-edged instrument, blade, sword
Declension
editDeclension of faobhar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faobhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
editNoun
editfaobhar m (genitive singular faobhair)
- Alternative form of gaobhar
Declension
editDeclension of faobhar
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faobhar | fhaobhar | bhfaobhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 119
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 124, page 48
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfaobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, plural faobharan)
Declension
editDeclension of faobhar (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | faobhar | faobharan |
Genitive | faobhair | fhaobharan |
Dative | faobhar | faobharan; faobharaibh✝ |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (am) faobhar | (na) faobharan |
Genitive | (an) fhaobhair | (nam) faobharan |
Dative | (an) fhaobhar | (na) faobharan; faobharaibh✝ |
Vocative | fhaobhair | fhaobharan |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Derived terms
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
faobhar | fhaobhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
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