faobhar
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fáebar (“sharp edge, keenness, sharpness”).
Noun
faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, nominative plural faobhair)
- sharp edge (literal and figurative)
- edge
- sharp-edged instrument, blade, sword
Declension
Declension of faobhar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faobhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
Declension
Declension of faobhar
First declension
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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
| 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/
Declension
Declension of faobhar (type I masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | faobhar | faobharan |
| Genitive | faobhair | faobharan |
| Dative | faobhar | faobharan |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (am) faobhar | (na) faobharan |
| Genitive | (an) fhaobhair | (nam) faobharan |
| Dative | (an) fhaobhar | (na) faobharan |
| Vocative | (a) fhaobhair | (a) fhaobharan |
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. | |
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