clóbh

Irish

Alternative forms

• clóbhas

Etymology

Borrowed from English clove.

Noun

clóbh m (genitive singular clóibh, nominative plural clóibh)

1. clove

Declension

Declension of clóbh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative clóbh cóibh Vocative a chóibh a chlóbha Genitive cóibh clóbh Dative clóbh cóibh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an clóbh na cóibh Genitive an chóibh na gclóbh Dative leis an gclóbh don chlóbh leis na cóibh

Derived terms

• crann clóbh m (“clove tree”)
• ola chlóbh f (“clove oil”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clóbh	chlóbh	gclóbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clóbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN