dufair

== Irish == === Etymology === From pre-Caighdeán Oifigiúil (Classical Irish) dubhthair, from Old Irish dubthair 'wilderness, wild spot'. Presumably an ancient Irish compound of dub "black" and some other word, possibly tír "land". === Noun === dufair f (genitive singular dufaire, nominative plural dufairí) jungle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ceol dufaire (“jungle music”) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dufair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “dufair”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “dufair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026