forba

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish orbbae.

Noun

forba m (genitive singular forba, nominative plural forbacha)

  1. (literary) landed estate, patrimony
  2. glebe
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish forbae (cutting).

Noun

forba m (genitive singular forba)

  1. a cutting, gash
Declension
Derived terms
  • forba a dhéanamh (to tear into, to work wonders)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
forba fhorba bhforba
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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