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abhras

abhras

Irish

Noun

abhras m ‎(genitive singular abhrais)

handiwork (carding, spinning, etc.)
yarn

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

Synonyms

snáth

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.

References

"abhras" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“abras” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.