Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish fogur,[1] 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
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Synonyms
[edit]- (favouritism): fabhraíocht
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fabhar | fhabhar | bhfabhar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[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
Further reading
[edit]- 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, 2013–2026
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