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faobhar
faobhar
Irish
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
Mutation
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| 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”).
Noun
faobhar m (genitive singular faobhair, plural faobharan)
Derived terms
- dà-fhaobhrach
- faobhar na lurgainn
- faobhar-gearraidh