tarb
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tarwos (compare Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tarv/
Noun
tarb m (genitive tairb, nominative plural tairb)
- bull
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | tarb | tarbL | tairbL |
| Vocative | tairb | tarbL | tarbuH |
| Accusative | tarbN | tarbL | tarbuH |
| Genitive | tairbL | tarb | tarbN |
| Dative | tarbL | tarbaib | tarbaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Descendants
- Irish: tarbh
- Manx: tarroo
- → Old Norse: tarfr
- Faroese: tarvur m
- Icelandic: tarfur m
- Scottish Gaelic: tarbh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tarb | tharb | tarb pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “tarb”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN