faobhar
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠeːɾˠ/, [fˠëːɾˠ][1]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːvˠəɾˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːwəɾˠ/[3]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).
Noun
[edit]faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, nominative plural faobhair)
- sharp edge (literal and figurative)
- edge
- sharp-edged instrument, blade, sword
Declension
[edit]Declension of faobhar
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faobhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair)
- Alternative form of gaobhar
Declension
[edit]Declension of faobhar
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]| 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. | ||
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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, plural faobharan)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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. | |
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