abhras
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish abras (“gesture, action, handiwork, yarn-spinning”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abhras m (genitive singular abhrais)
Declension[edit]
Declension of abhras
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- abhraiseach, bean abhrais (“spinner”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abhras | n-abhras | habhras | t-abhras |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhras”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “abras”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “abhras” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “abhras” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.