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tòb

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hópr, with prosthetic t due to h being interpreted as lenited th.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tòb m (genitive singular tòib or tòba, plural tòib or tòban)

  1. bay, cove

References

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  1. ^ 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, page 60
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