faobh
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish fodb. Possible cognate with Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “push”). MacBain also suggests a possible connection with Ancient Greek ἄεθλον (áethlon, “war prize”) and English wager, but these are generally considered to be from different roots in current literature.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]faobh m (genitive singular faoibh, plural faoibh)
Derived terms
[edit]- faobh a' chogaidh (“spoils of war”)
- faobhaich (“plunder, despoil, strip”, verb)
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
faobh | fhaobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “faobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN