faobhar

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠeːɾˠ/, [fˠëːɾˠ]
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːvˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːwəɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).

Noun

faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, nominative plural faobhair)

1. sharp edge (literal and figurative)
2. edge
3. sharp-edged instrument, blade, sword

Declension

Declension of faobhar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative faobhar faobhair Vocative a fhaobhair a fhaobhara Genitive faobhair faobhar Dative faobhar faobhair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an faobhar na faobhair Genitive an fhaobhair na bhfaobhar Dative leis an bhfaobhar don fhaobhar leis na faobhair

Derived terms

• cúl le faobhar
• défhaobhrach
• faobhrach
• faobhraigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faobhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair)

1. Alternative form of gaobhar

Declension

Declension of faobhar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative faobhar Vocative a fhaobhair Genitive faobhair Dative faobhar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an faobhar Genitive an fhaobhair Dative leis an bhfaobhar don fhaobhar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faobhar	fhaobhar	bhfaobhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɯːvəɾ/

Noun

faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, plural faobharan)

1. edge (of cutting instrument)
2. ridge

Declension

Declension of faobhar (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	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	(a) fhaobhair	(a) fhaobharan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• dà-fhaobhrach
• faobhar na lurgainn
• faobhar-gearraidh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
faobhar	fhaobhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.