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Etymology
From Old Irish fér, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom (“grass”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’. Cognate with Irish féar.
Pronunciation
Noun
faiyr m
- grass
Ta faiyr eu ry-vuinn.- You have grass to cut.
Ta'n faiyr glassraghey.- The grass is growing green.
Vuinn mee y faiyr.- I cut the grass.
Yn faiyr hig magh 'sy Vayrnt hed stiagh 'syn Averil.- The grass which comes out in March goes in in April.
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