tarbh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠəvˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠu/
Noun
tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, nominative plural tairbh)
- bull (adult male bovine)
- bull (adult male of other large mammal species)
- tarbh róin ― bull seal
Declension
Declension of tarbh
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plurals:
- toirbh (Cois Fharraige)
- tuirbh
Derived terms
- tarbh- (“bull-; bull-like, massive, powerful”)
- Tarbh m (“Taurus”)
- tarbhadóir m (“toreador, bullfighter”)
- tarbhán m (“bull-calf; young bull”)
- tarbh-bhrocaire m (“bull-terrier”)
- tarbhchomhrac m (“bullfight; bullfighting”)
- tarbhchomhraiceoir m (“toreador, bullfighter”)
- tarbhdha (“bull-like”, adjective)
- tarbhghadhar m (“bull-dog”)
- tarbhghríosú m (“bull-baiting”)
- tarbh sliasta (“thick of thigh, buttock”)
- tarbh tána m (“leader of herd; ringleader”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tarbh | tharbh | dtarbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tarbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tarb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “tarbh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tarbh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪ʰaɾav]
Noun
tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, plural tairbh)
- bull
- (astronomy, astrology) Taurus
Derived terms
- tarbh-allaidh (“buffalo”)
- tarbhan (“little bull; young bull”, diminutive)
- tarbh-boidhre (“monster, demon”)
- tarbh-chù (“bulldog”)
- tarbh-coille (“dark cloud which when seen on New Year's Day portends a stormy season”)
- tarbh-dallaig (“blue shark”)
- tarbh-mhadadh (“bulldog”)
- tarbh-nathrach (“dragonfly; moth”)
- tarbh-oighre (“bull supposed to serve cows grazing near to lochs in which they are supposed to live”)
- tarbh-réidh (“farm-bull”)
- tarbh-ruagadh (“bull-baiting”)
- tarbh-shìolag (“weever or viperfish”)
- tarbh-tàna (“parish-, district-, or herd-bull, bull which is the property of a district”)
- tàrbh-truid (“furious bull”)
- tarbh-uisge (“water-bull, sea-bull or -cow”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
tarbh | tharbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “tarbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tarb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language