foghar

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fogur (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠauɾˠ/
• IPA^(key): /fˠoːɾˠ/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, nominative plural foghair)

2. sound
3. (phonetics) phone

Declension

Declension of foghar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative foghar foghair Vocative a fhoghair a fhoghara Genitive foghair foghar Dative foghar foghair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an foghar na foghair Genitive an fhoghair na bhfoghar Dative leis an bhfoghar don fhoghar leis na foghair

Derived terms

• foghrach

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠeːɾˠ/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, nominative plural foghair)

2. Ulster form of fabhar (“favor”)

Declension

Declension of foghar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative foghar foghair Vocative a fhoghair a fhoghara Genitive foghair foghar Dative foghar foghair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an foghar na foghair Genitive an fhoghair na bhfoghar Dative leis an bhfoghar don fhoghar leis na foghair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foghar	fhoghar	bhfoghar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fogar ‘favour, indulgence’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fogur ‘sound’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “foġar ‘sound’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 322
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “foġar ‘favour’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 322
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foghar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foghar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“winter”) (compare Irish fóghmhar), from Proto-Celtic *wo-gamur (“under winter”), from *gamur (“winter”). Akin to geamhradh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.ər/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, plural fogharan)

1. harvest
2. autumn

   Tha na duilleagan a' tuiteam leis an fhoghar. ― The leaves are falling with autumn.

See also

• (seasons) ràith; earrach, samhradh, foghar, geamhradh ^{(Category: gd:Seasons)}

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fogur (“sound”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fo.ər/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, plural fogharan)

1. (phonetics) phone

Derived terms

• dà-fhoghar (“diphthong”)

Mutation

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