ubh
Irish
Alternative forms
- uibh (Ulster)
Etymology
From Old Irish og,[1] from Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Pronunciation
Noun
ubh f (genitive singular uibhe, nominative plural uibheacha) or
ubh m (genitive singular uibh, nominative plural uibhe)
Usage notes
This word is normally feminine and follows the second declension, as shown in the first table below. The archaic masculine declension shown in the second table below is used especially in place names (e.g., Gort na nUbh (Gortnanuv), Co. Limerick, Munster).
Declension
Declension of ubh
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic masculine declension
Derived terms
- blaosc uibhe f (“eggshell”)
- gealacán uibhe m (“egg white, albumen”)
- ubh Chásca (Easter egg)
- ubh-bheobhreitheach (“ovoviviparous”, adjective)
- ubh-bhreitheach (“oviparous”, adjective)
- ubhach (“oval”, adjective)
- ubhaducht m (“oviduct”)
- ubhagán m (“ovary”)
- ubhán m (“ovum”)
- ubhchruth m (“oval”)
- ubhchruthach (“egg-shaped, oval”, adjective)
- ubhchupán m (“egg-cup”)
- ubhlonnaitheoir m (“ovipositor”)
- ubhsceith (“ovulate”, verb)
- ubhsceitheadh m (“ovulation”)
- ubhthoradh m (“eggplant”)
- uibheagán m (“omelette”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ubh | n-ubh | hubh | t-ubh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 og”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 207
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ubh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ubh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ubh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ubh | n-ubh | h-ubh | t-ubh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly, The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary, 1902, p. 989.
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