carbad

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾˠəbˠəd̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos.

Noun

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, nominative plural carbaid)

1. chariot

Declension

Declension of carbad

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative carbad carbaid Vocative a charbaid a charbada Genitive carbaid carbad Dative carbad carbaid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an carbad na carbaid Genitive an charbaid na gcarbad Dative leis an gcarbad don charbad leis na carbaid

Derived terms

• carbadóir (“charioteer”)

Etymology 2

Noun

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, nominative plural carbaid)

1. Alternative form of carball

Declension

Declension of carbad

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative carbad carbaid Vocative a charbaid a charbada Genitive carbaid carbad Dative carbad carbaid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an carbad na carbaid Genitive an charbaid na gcarbad Dative leis an gcarbad don charbad leis na carbaid

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
carbad	charbad	gcarbad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carbad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “carbad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “carbad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaɾəpat̪/

Noun

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, plural carbadan)

1. carriage, coach, chariot
2. carriage, wagon
3. (generally) vehicle

Declension

Declension of carbad (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	carbad	carbadan
Genitive	carbaid	charbadan
Dative	carbad	carbadan; carbadaibh*
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) carbad	(na) carbadan
Genitive	(a') charbaid	(nan) carbadan
Dative	(a') charbad	(na) carbadan; carbadaibh*
Vocative	(a) charbaid	(a) charbadan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• carbad-eiridinn

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
carbad	charbad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “carbad”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN