tarb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tarwos (compare Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tarv/

Noun

tarb m (genitive tairb, nominative plural tairb)

  1. bull

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative tarb tarbL tairbL
Vocative tairb tarbL tarbuH
Accusative tarbN tarbL tarbuH
Genitive tairbL tarb tarbN
Dative tarbL tarbaib tarbaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: tarbh
  • Manx: tarroo
  • Scottish Gaelic: tarbh
  • Old Norse: tarfr

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
tarb tharb tarb
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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