faobh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fodb. Possible cognate with Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “push”). MacBain also suggests a possible connection with Ancient Greek ἄεθλον (áethlon, “war prize”) and English wager, but these are generally considered to be from different roots in current literature.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɯːv/
Noun
faobh m (genitive singular faoibh, plural faoibh)
- spoils, booty (especially of a dead person)
- windfall
Derived terms
- faobh a' chogaidh (“spoils of war”)
- faobhaich (“plunder, despoil, strip”, verb)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
faobh | fhaobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN