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
  2. horizon, skyline

Usage notes

  • tha an fhàire a' briseadh - the dawn is breaking

References

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