carbad

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾˠəbˠəd̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos.

Noun

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, nominative plural carbaid)

1. chariot

Declension

Declension of carbad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative carbad carbaid vocative a charbaid a charbada genitive carbaid carbad dative carbad carbaid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an carbad na carbaid genitive an charbaid na gcarbad dative leis an gcarbad don charbad leis na carbaid

Derived terms

• carbadóir (“charioteer”)

Etymology 2

Noun

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, nominative plural carbaid)

1. Alternative form of carball

Declension

Declension of carbad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative carbad carbaid vocative a charbaid a charbada genitive carbaid carbad dative carbad carbaid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an carbad na carbaid genitive an charbaid na gcarbad dative leis an gcarbad don charbad leis na carbaid

Mutation

Mutated forms of carbad

radical	lenition	eclipsis
carbad	charbad	gcarbad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carbad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “carbad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “carbad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaɾəpat̪/

Noun

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, plural carbadan)

1. carriage, coach, chariot
2. carriage, wagon
3. (generally) vehicle

Declension

Declension of carbad (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	carbad	carbadan
genitive	carbaid	charbadan
dative	carbad	carbadan; carbadaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) carbad	(na) carbadan
genitive	(a') charbaid	(nan) carbadan
dative	(a') charbad	(na) carbadan; carbadaibh✝
vocative	charbaid	charbadan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• carbad-eiridinn

Mutation

Mutation of carbad

radical	lenition
carbad	charbad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “carbad”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN