fabhar
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”).
Noun[edit]
fabhar m (genitive singular fabhair, nominative plural fabhair)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fabhar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
- (favouritism): fabhraíocht
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fabhar | fhabhar | bhfabhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fogar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “faḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 289
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fabhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fabhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fabhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024