Contionary:fescoır

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic fescor ("vespers").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈfʲesˠkˠerʲ/ [ˈfesɡ̊ɘɹ]

  • broad ending: /ˈfʲeskˠoːrˠ/ [ˈfeˌsɡ̊oˑɾ]
Inflection of fescoır
 Ⅱ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  fescoır   fescuraʜ  fescoırʟ  fescorʟ
ᴘʟ.  fescuıreʟ  fescoırɴ  fescuraıb   fescuıreʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  fescuraʜ  fescorʟ  fescuraʟ

Noun

fescoır (runic:ᛚᛆᛌᚴᚭᛁᛧ)

  1. The period between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
  2. (more loosely) The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark, evening.
  3. A meal eaten in the evening; supper.

Usage notes

According to the Bésgnae Béırle, nouns ending in -oır belong to the second declension despite their irregularities, but Bernthaler groups these into a separate declension.

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