gabor

See also: Gabor and Gábor

Middle Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

gabor

1. white, light-hued, bright

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

gabor f

1. (poetic) horse, mare (especially a white one)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• ech
• capall
• láir

Mutation

Mutation of gabor

radical	lenition	nasalization
gabor	gabor pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngabor

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabor ‘horse’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabor ‘white’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“male hooved animal”). Cognate with Latin caper (“goat”) and Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaβor]

Noun

gabor m (genitive gabair)

1. goat

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gabor	gaborL	gabairL
vocative	gabair	gaborL	gabruH
accusative	gaborN	gaborL	gabruH
genitive	gabairL	gabor	gaborN
dative	gaborL	gabraib	gabraib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: gabhar
• Manx: goayr
• Scottish Gaelic: gobhar

Mutation

Mutation of gabor

radical	lenition	nasalization
gabor	gabor pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngabor

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Gabor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.bor/

Noun

gabor m (plural gabori)

1. (Transylvania) a fool, a stupid person
2. (slang) a cop
3. (Transylvania) a Roma person, particularly Hungarian-speaking

Declension

Declension of gabor

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	gabor	gaborul		gabori	gaborii
genitive-dative	gabor	gaborului		gabori	gaborilor
vocative	gaborule			gaborilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːbor/
• Hyphenation: ga‧bor

Noun

gȃbor m (Cyrillic spelling га̑бор)

1. hideous or disgusting person or thing; eyesore, freak, monstrosity

Declension

Declension of gabor

	singular	plural
nominative	gabor	gabori
genitive	gabora	gabora
dative	gaboru	gaborima
accusative	gabora	gabore
vocative	gabore	gabori
locative	gaboru	gaborima
instrumental	gaborom	gaborima

References

• “gabor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025