lobh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lobaid (“decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away”).

Verb

lobh (present analytic lobhann, future analytic lobhfaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lofa)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) rot, decay

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present lobhaim lobhann tú;
lobhair†		 lobhann sé, sí lobhaimid lobhann sibh lobhann siad;
lobhaid†		 a lobhann; a lobhas lobhtar
past lobh mé; lobhas lobh tú; lobhais lobh sé, sí lobhamar; lobh muid lobh sibh; lobhabhair lobh siad; lobhadar a lobh /
ar lobh*		 lobhadh
past habitual lobhainn lobhtá lobhadh sé, sí lobhaimis; lobhadh muid lobhadh sibh lobhaidís; lobhadh siad a lobhadh /
ar lobhadh*		 lobhtaí
future lobhfaidh mé;
lobhfad		 lobhfaidh tú;
lobhfair†		 lobhfaidh sé, sí lobhfaimid;
lobhfaidh muid		 lobhfaidh sibh lobhfaidh siad;
lobhfaid†		 a lobhfaidh; a lobhfas lobhfar
conditional lobhfainn lobhfá lobhfadh sé, sí lobhfaimis; lobhfadh muid lobhfadh sibh lobhfaidís; lobhfadh siad a lobhfadh /
ar lobhfadh*		 lobhfaí
subjunctive present go lobha mé;
go lobhad†		 go lobha tú;
go lobhair†		 go lobha sé, sí go lobhaimid;
go lobha muid		 go lobha sibh go lobha siad;
go lobhaid†		 — go lobhtar
past dá lobhainn dá lobhtá dá lobhadh sé, sí dá lobhaimis;
dá lobhadh muid		 dá lobhadh sibh dá lobhaidís;
dá lobhadh siad		 — dá lobhtaí
imperative lobhaim lobh lobhadh sé, sí lobhaimis lobhaigí;
lobhaidh†		 lobhaidís — lobhtar
verbal noun lobhadh
past participle lofa

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References
  • "lobh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “lobaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lobaid (“decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away”).

Verb

lobh (past lobh, future lobhaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lobhte)

  1. rot, putrefy, decompose
  2. become or make putrid
  3. stink

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “lobaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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