aub

See also a.u.b.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ob
• oub

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *abū (compare Welsh afon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eb- (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ăuv/

Noun

aub f (genitive abae)

1. river

Declension

Feminine n-stem
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	aub	aibne	aibne
Vocative	aub	aibne	aibne
Accusative	abinn	aibne
Genitive	abae	aibni	aibni
Dative	abinn	aibnib

Descendants

• Irish: abhainn
• Manx: awin
• Scottish Gaelic: abhainn

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
aub	unchanged	n-aub
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.