fàir

See also: fair and fáir

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáir (dawn), from Proto-Celtic *wāris (sunrise).

Noun

fàir f (genitive singular fàire, plural fàirean)

  1. dawn, daybreak
    Synonyms: briseadh na fàire, mochthrath
    tha an fhàire a' briseadhdawn is breaking
  2. horizon, skyline

Declension

Declension of fàir (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative fàir fàirean
genitive fàire fhàirean
dative fàir fàirean; fàiribh
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) fhàir (na) fàirean
genitive (na) fàire (nam) fàirean
dative (an) fhàir (na) fàirean; fàiribh
vocative fhàir fhàirean

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

References

  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “fàir”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN