rubha
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to MacBain the original meaning was "being before" and is composed of *ɸro- (“before”) and root *bu- (“to be”) from *bʰuH-.
Noun[edit]
rubha m (genitive singular rubha, plural rubhannan)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “rudha”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN