gabh
See also: gábh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gaibid (“grasp; receive”), from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. Cognate with English habit.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡavʲ/ (corresponding to the variant gaibh)
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ɡo/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡoː/
Verb
gabh (present analytic gabhann, future analytic gabhfaidh, verbal noun gabháil, past participle gafa)
Usage notes
Conjugation
conjugation of gabh (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
in older literary language and some parts of Munster, alternative future and conditional forms (identical to the independent future/conditional forms of faigh, but without lenition in the future) are found:
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | |||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
future | geobhaidh mé; geobhad |
geobhaidh tú; geobhair† |
geobhaidh sé, sí | geobhaimíd | geobhaidh sibh | geobhaidh siad; geobhaid |
a gheobhaidh, a gheobhas / a ngeobhaidh*, a ngeobhas* |
geofar |
conditional | gheobhainn / ngeobhainn‡‡ | gheofá / ngeofᇇ | gheobhadh sé, sí / ngeobhadh sé, s퇇 | gheobhaimís / ngeobhaimís‡‡ | gheobhadh sibh / ngeobhadh sibh‡‡ | gheobhaidís / ngeobhaidís‡‡ | a gheobhadh / ar gheobhadh* |
gheofaí / ngeofa퇇 |
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gabh | ghabh | ngabh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gaibid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gaibid (“grasp; receive”), from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kav/, /ka/, /kɔ/
Verb
gabh (past ghabh, future gabhaidh, verbal noun gabhail, past participle gabhte)
- take, accept, receive, have
- Gabh cupa tì. ― Have/take a cup of tea.
- contain, hold
- sing, say, give, deliver, perform
- Gabh òran! ― Give [us] a song!
- get infected
- assume, pretend
- burn, kindle, ferment
- undertake, endeavour, be concerned with
- arrange
- can
- Cha ghabh sin a dhèanamh. ― That can't be done.
- cho teth 's a ghabhas ― as hot as possible
- must, be compelled to
- enlist, engage as a servant
- make secure
- entertain, treat
- acknowledge
- worry
- conceive, become pregnant
- beat, belabour
- betake, repair, proceed, go (motion)
- rest
Derived terms
- a' gabhail a-steach (“including”)
- cho luath sa ghabhas (“as soon as possible”)
- gabh a-steach (“include”)
- gabh air mhàl (“rent”) (from somebody)
- gabh àite (“take place”)
- gabh brath (“take advantage”)
- gabh dragh de (“be worried by”)
- gabh gaol air (“fall in love with”)
- gabh mo leisgeul (“excuse me”)
- gabh socair (“take it easy”)
- gabh tlachd ann (“enjoy”)
- gabh ùine (“take [one's] time”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gabh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gaibid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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