forba
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
forba m (genitive singular forba, nominative plural forbacha)
Declension
Declension of forba
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish forbae (“cutting”).
Noun
forba m (genitive singular forba)
Declension
Declension of forba
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- forba a dhéanamh (“to tear into, to work wonders”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
forba | fhorba | bhforba |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “orb(b)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “forbba”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “forba”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “forba”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024