aub
See also: a.u.b.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- ab, ob, oub
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eb- (“water”).
Compare Welsh afon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /au̯v/
Noun
aub f (genitive abae)
- river
Declension
| Feminine n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | aub, ab | aibneL | aibne |
| Vocative | aub, ab | aibneL | aibneH |
| Accusative | abinnN | aibneL | aibneH |
| Genitive | abae | aibniL | aibniN |
| Dative | abinnL | aibnib | aibnib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: ab, aband, abann
- Irish: abha, abhainn
- Manx: awin
- Scottish Gaelic: abhainn
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aub | unchanged | n-aub |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “ab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.