foghar

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fogur (sound).

Pronunciation

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, nominative plural foghair)

  1. sound
  2. (phonetics) phone
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Latin favor (good will; kindness; partiality), from faveō (to be kind to).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /fˠeːɾˠ/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, nominative plural foghair)

  1. Ulster form of fabhar (favor)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foghar fhoghar bhfoghar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (winter) (compare Irish fóghmhar), from Proto-Celtic *wo-gamur (under winter), from *gamur (winter). Akin to geamhradh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fo.ər/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, plural fogharan)

  1. harvest
  2. autumn
    Tha na duilleagan a' tuiteam leis an fhoghar.The leaves are falling with autumn.

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fogur (sound).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /fo.ər/

Noun

foghar m (genitive singular foghair, plural fogharan)

  1. (phonetics) phone
Derived terms
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