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See also: Gabhar
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gabor (“goat, horse”),[1][2] from Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“male hooved animal”). Cognate with Latin caper (“goat”) and Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gabhar m (genitive singular gabhair, nominative plural gabhair)
- goat
- Cuir (culaith) s(h)íoda, ar ghabhar agus is gabhar i gcónaí é. (proverb)
- You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
- (literally, “Put silk (clothes) on a goat, and it's still a goat.”)
- Mura mbeadh agat ach gabhar bí i lár an aonaigh leis. (proverb)
- Don't hide your light under a bushel.
- (literally, “If all you have is a goat, be in the middle of the fair with it.”)
- Is doiligh olann a bhaint de ghabhar. (proverb)
- One can't get blood out of a stone.
- (literally, “It's difficult to get wool from a goat.”)
- scad, horse-mackerel
- Synonyms: bolmán, bolmán Atlantach
Declension[edit]
Declension of gabhar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- An Gabhar (“Capricorn”)
- aoire gabhar (“goatherd”)
- beach ghabhair (“wasp”, literally “goat bee”)
- cluimhreach gabhair (“mare's-tail”)
- craiceann gabhair (“goatskin”)
- fiaghabhar (“wild goat, chamois”)
- gabhar angóra (“angora”)
- gabhar deorach (“male snipe”)
- gabhar fia (“wild goat, chamois”)
- gabhar fiáin (“wild goat, chamois”)
- gabhar reo (“male snipe”)
- gabhar sléibhe (“mountain goat”)
- gabhar tiomanta (“scapegoat”)
- pocaide gabhair (“billygoat”)
- sceilpín gabhair (“stooge”)
- tréadaí gabhar (“goatherd”)
Noun[edit]
gabhar f or m (genitive singular gabhra, nominative plural gabhra)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gabhar
- Alternative declension
Declension of gabhar
Derived terms[edit]
- gabhra lir (“white-crested waves”)
- gabhra réin (“white-crested waves”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gabhar | ghabhar | ngabhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gabor ‘goat’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gabor ‘horse’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gabhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gabhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gabhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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