abhras

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish abras (“gesture, action, handiwork, yarn-spinning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəuɾˠəsˠ/

Noun

abhras m (genitive singular abhrais)

1. handiwork (carding, spinning, etc.)
2. yarn

   Synonym: snáth

3. 1. gainful work; benefit, product
   2. material, substance

Declension

Declension of abhras

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative abhras Vocative a abhrais Genitive abhrais Dative abhras

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-abhras Genitive an abhrais Dative leis an abhras don abhras

Derived terms

• abhraiseach, bean abhrais (“spinner”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhras	n-abhras	habhras	t-abhras
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhras”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “abras”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abhras”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abhras”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024