fuaran

See also: fuarán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úarán (“spring”), from úar (“cold”).

Noun

fuaran m (genitive fuarain, plural fuaranan)

1. A fountain, a spring.
2. A well.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úarán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language