fàire
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Etymology
Possibly from fàir (“dawn”), from Middle Irish fáir, from Proto-Celtic *wāris (“sunrise”).
Noun
fàire f (genitive singular fàire, plural fàirean)
Usage notes
- Used without the definite article:
- chuala sinn coisiche air fàire - we saw a walker on the horizon
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “fàir”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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