ubh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish og, from Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uː/, /uvˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ɔvˠ/
Usage notes
This word is normally feminine and follows the second declension, as shown in the first table above. The archaic masculine declension shown in the second table above is used especially in place names (e.g., Gort na n-Ubh (Gortnanuv), Co. Limerick, Munster).
Declension
Declension of ubh
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic masculine declension
Declension of ubh
Irregular
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- blaosc uibhe f (“eggshell”)
- gealacán uibhe m (“egg white, albumen”)
- ubhach (“oval”, adjective)
- ubhaducht m (“oviduct”)
- ubhagán m (“ovary”)
- ubhán m (“ovum”)
- ubh-bheobhreitheach (“ovoviviparous”, adjective)
- ubh-bhreitheach (“oviparous”, adjective)
- ubhchruth m (“oval”)
- ubhchruthach (“egg-shaped, oval”, adjective)
- ubhchupán m (“egg-cup”)
- ubhlonnaitheoir m (“ovipositor”)
- ubhsceith (“ovulate”, verb)
- ubhsceitheadh m (“ovulation”)
- ubhthoradh m (“eggplant”)
- uibheagán m (“omelette”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ubh | n-ubh | hubh | t-ubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "ubh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 207.
- “1 og” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “ubh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ubh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ubh | n-ubh | h-ubh | t-ubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly, The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary, 1902, p. 989.
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