cabhag
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Old Irish cabóg (“plundering”). Compare also Irish cabhóg (“hollow, gash”), diminutive of cabha (“hump”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cabhag f (genitive singular cabhaig or cabhaige)
- haste, hurry
- Synonyms: deann, dian-ruith, sgoinn
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cabhag | chabhag |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap