forba
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish orbbae.
Noun
forba m (genitive singular forba, nominative plural forbacha)
- (literary) landed estate, patrimony
- glebe
Declension
Declension of forba
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish forbae (“cutting”).
Noun
forba m (genitive singular forba)
- a cutting, gash
Declension
Declension of forba
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “orb(b)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “forbba”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “forba” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “forba” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.