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, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutated forms of faobhar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faobhar	fhaobhar	bhfaobhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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	fhaobhair	fhaobharan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutation of faobhar

radical	lenition
faobhar	fhaobhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.