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fabhra

fabhra

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

fabhra m (genitive singular fabhra, nominative plural fabhraí)

  1. eyelash
  2. eyebrow
  3. (in plural) fringe

Declension

Derived terms

  • fabhraíoch (pertaining to eyelashes, ciliary, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fabhra fhabhra bhfabhra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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