fuaire

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish úaire. By surface analysis, fuar +‎ -e.

Noun

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fuaire f (genitive singular fuaire)

  1. cold, coldness
    Synonym: fuacht
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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fuaire

  1. inflection of fuar:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fuaire fhuaire bhfuaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29