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eabhar

eabhar

Irish

Noun

eabhar m (genitive singular eabhair)

  1. ivory

Declension

Derived terms

  • An Cósta Eabhair m (Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast)
  • eabhairín m (ivorine)
  • eabhardhubh m (ivory black)
  • eabhartha (ivory, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eabhar n-eabhar heabhar t-eabhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "eabhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • ebur” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.