Menapian nouns: oras

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Etymology

From Middle Menapian oras, from Old Menapian awras, aras, awrat, arat, from Primitive Menapian awerant ("confluence"), from Proto-Bythonic abrant ("eyelid"), from Proto-Celtic *abrants. Cognate with Welsh amrant ("eyelid"), Breton abrant ("eyelid"), Cornish abrans ("eyebrow"), Irish fabhra ("eyelash; eyebrow; fringe - when in the plural"), Scottish Gaelic abhra ("eyelash; eyebrow"), and Manx ferroogh ("eyelid; eyebrow").

oras

Pronunciation

  • (stressed)
    • IPA: /ˈɔ.ɾas/
  • (unstressed)
    • IPA: /ˈɔ.ɾ(ə)s/

Definition

Noun

m oras

  1. an eyelid.

Declension