Contionary:fescoır

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic fescor ("vespers").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈfʲesˠkˠɪrʲ/ [ˈfeskɘɹ]

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