cabha
Irish
editEtymology 1
editPerhaps from Latin cava (“hollow, cavern”).
Noun
editcabha m (genitive singular cabha, nominative plural cabhaí)
Declension
editDeclension of cabha
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editProbably from Middle English caf, variant form of chaf (“chaff”).
Noun
editcabha m (genitive singular cabha)
Declension
editDeclension of cabha
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cabha | chabha | gcabha |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN