abhras

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish abras (“gesture, action, handiwork, yarn-spinning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈəuɾˠəsˠ/

Noun

abhras m (genitive singular abhrais)

  1. handiwork (carding, spinning, etc.)
  2. yarn
    Synonym: snáth
    1. gainful work; benefit, product
    2. material, substance

Declension

Declension of abhras (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative abhras
vocative a abhrais
genitive abhrais
dative abhras
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-abhras
genitive an abhrais
dative leis an abhras
don abhras

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhras
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abhras n-abhras habhras t-abhras

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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