fabhra

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish fabra, abra.

Noun

fabhra m (genitive singular fabhra, nominative plural fabhraí)

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

Declension
Declension of fabhra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fabhra fabhraí
Vocative a fhabhra a fhabhraí
Genitive fabhra fabhraí
Dative fabhra fabhraí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fabhra na fabhraí
Genitive an fhabhra na bhfabhraí
Dative leis an bhfabhra

don fhabhra

 leis na fabhraí

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.
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