tarbh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).
Pronunciation
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Noun
tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, nominative plural tairbh)
Declension
Declension of tarbh
Derived terms
- An Tarbh m (“Taurus”)
- tarbh róin m (“bull-seal”)
- tarbh sliasta (“thick of thigh, buttock”) (literary)
- tarbh tána m (“leader of herd; ringleader”)
- tarbh- (“bull-; bull-like, massive, powerful”)
- tarbh-bhrocaire m (“bull-terrier”)
- tarbhadóir m, tarbhchomhraiceoir m (“toreador, bullfighter”)
- tarbhán m (“bull-calf; young bull”)
- tarbhchomhrac m (“bullfight; bullfighting”)
- tarbhdha (“bull-like”, adjective)
- tarbhghadhar m (“bull-dog”)
- tarbhghríosú m (“bull-baiting”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tarbh | tharbh | dtarbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tarbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tarb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tarbh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “tarbh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).
Pronunciation
Noun
tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, plural tairbh)
Derived terms
- tarbh-allaidh (“buffalo”)
- tarbh-boidhre (“monster, demon”)
- tarbh-chù (“bulldog”)
- tarbh-coille (“dark cloud which when seen on New Year's Day portends a stormy season”)
- tarbh-dallaig (“blue shark”)
- tarbh-mhadadh (“bulldog”)
- tarbh-nathrach (“dragonfly; moth”)
- tarbh-oighre (“bull supposed to serve cows grazing near to lochs in which they are supposed to live”)
- tarbh-réidh (“farm-bull”)
- tarbh-ruagadh (“bull-baiting”)
- tarbh-shìolag (“weever or viperfish”)
- tarbh-tàna (“parish-, district-, or herd-bull, bull which is the property of a district”)
- tàrbh-truid (“furious bull”)
- tarbh-uisge (“water-bull, sea-bull or -cow”)
- tarbhan (“little bull; young bull”, diminutive)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
tarbh | tharbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “tarbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tarb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Cattle
- ga:Male animals
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- gd:Astronomy
- gd:Astrology
- gd:Cattle
- gd:Male animals