fiabhras
Irish
Etymology
From Old French fievre + -as, from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old Irish daig (“flame”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʲiəvˠɾˠəsˠ/
Noun
fiabhras m (genitive singular fiabhrais, nominative plural fiabhrais)
Declension
Declension of fiabhras
First declension
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Derived terms
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fiabhras | fhiabhras | bhfiabhras |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fiabhras" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “fíabras” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old French fievre + -as, from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old Irish daig (“flame”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fia‧bhras
Noun
fiabhras m (genitive singular fiabhrais, plural fiabhrasan)
Derived terms
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References
- “fíabras” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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