cobar

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From co +‎ -bar.

Noun

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cobar m

  1. river, gully, channel, sluice

Derived terms

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Celtic *kubros, from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (to be angry, desire, tremble) with adjectival suffix *-rós. Compare ad·cobra. Cognate with Latin cupiō and Sanskrit कुप्यति (kupyati, to be angry, tremble).[1]

Noun

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cobar ?

  1. desiring

Usage notes

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Used in compounds (see Derived terms).

Derived terms

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  • accobar (desiring, desire)
  • ad·cobra (to desire)
  • Conchobar m (literally hound-desiring)
  • Ólchobar m (literally drink-desiring)
  • Middle Irish milchobar (bear, literally honey-desiring)

References

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  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1987) “-cobar”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume C, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page C-135

Further reading

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